The End of Kindergarten

The school year ended in May and we jumped right into summer fun and I didn't get a chance to post some end of Kindergarten pictures.  They start first grade in one week.  They are excited and ready for school again. 

Michael with his Kindergarten certificate

Thomas with his Kindergarten certificate

Two silly boys excited for summer.

The Summer of Paint, the last installment.

The last room I painted was the dining room.  Mom and dad helped get the first coat of paint on the trim.  I was left to do the second coat and the walls on my own. Painting sure takes a lot longer when you are on your own.  I worked one day while the twins were gone on summer field trip with school and Ethan was at daycare. I didn't get nearly as much done as I had planned.  So David took the boys out for breakfast and to the park on Saturday so I could finish.

Before

After

The yellow turned out a little brighter than I had hoped.  I am still searching for curtains.  After we get curtains, I will decide what color to paint the light grey poles.  

To aid in picking out colors for the walls, I used valspar paints website where I could upload a picture of the room and then paint the walls with different colors.  While it wasn't exact it did help us get an idea of what the room would look like.

We are very excited about how it all turned out.  I have been having a good time shopping for accessories to help put the finishing touches in the rooms.  

While all that painting kept me busy (notice I didn't mention David in any of the painting!) we still had plenty of other adventures this summer.  Hopefully more posts will be coming soon. 

The Summer of Paint, part 3

The first two rooms were easy because the trim was not painted.  The trim in the living room and dining room had been painted.  Luckily most of the trim in the house had not been painted.  During the month of June I slowly worked on the trim in the living room.  I would paint when would get the chance.  My parents came down to help us celebrate Thomas and Michael's 7th birthday.  While they were here we were able to get two coats on the walls in the living room and one coat on the trim in the dining room. 

Before 

After

The Summer of Paint, part 2

Sue and I continued in the front room.  I was out of school two and half days before the kids were out, so I painted.  Sue and I got one coat on in both rooms on the first day.  The second day I did the second coat in the bathroom and touch up in the front room.

Before

After 

The Summer of Paint, part 1

We have been very busy around the house this summer.  One of the major accompolishments of the summer has been painting four rooms on the main floor.  I had lots of help from my parents and David's mom.  The boys were kept busy at summer school activities and Ethan went to daycare.  Over the next few posts I will show some before and after photos.

Sue and I started in the main floor bathroom.

 BeforeAfter

The boys called this green, camo green.  You can't see it in the after photo but the tub also got a coat of blue paint. I'm not sure I like to picture there, but we are still working on getting everything arranged on the walls.