Light Pole

We have a plain light pole in our front yard. It really bothered me to have a metal pole just sitting in the yard. I came up with a plan to add a little interest to the pole and to hopefully make it a little more attractive. I found a pot at Lowe's and had David cut the bottom out for me. It slid over the pole and looks great. 

 

The empty pot just waiting for some potting soil and flowers.

Unfortunately, we had a freeze after I filled it with flowers. I tried to cover it but our winds were just too much. So I have to replant a few of the flowers, but I don't really mind. I just like having another place to have flowers.

I still have to paint the light fixture but I think it already looks better!

 

What to do?

The storm is here. That is dirt in the sky - not clouds

Our wonderful warm weather is a thing of the past. A winter storm arrived this morning. We have 40 - 50 mph winds and we hit our high at 7:30 this morning. We should have rain, snow, and wind until Saturday. So much fun! With all outdoor activities canceled, Alex and I have to find new fun things to do. We have been working on his colors so today I found a way to make orange. We started out with Red Ketchup and Yellow Mustard. Then he was able to mix them together to get orange.


Yellow and Red

Starting to Mix

All Done!

It only kept him busy for 15 mins but it allowed me to sit at the table and drink my diet Mountain Dew. It is the little things, right?

Bath Tub Paints

OK. I have to admit it...I am a Pinterest Junky. I love looking at the pins. A little while ago I found a pin for bath tub paints from Having Fun At Home.  I love doing crafts with my boys but usually one is too old or the other is too young - the six year age gap really gets us in the craft department. I knew my boys would love to do this together. I mixed the shaving cream with the food coloring before I told the boys to put on their swim suits. I did not need extra hands with food coloring. They had so much fun painting the bath tub and each other. Plus Daddy even stayed to paint!

Just starting...Alex is a little concerned.

Painting together.

Alex painting himself.

I guess Dallas thought Alex had a good idea, so he painted himself to match.

And one more picture. The Superman symbol was Daddy's contribution.

I was really surprised that the clean up went so easy. The shaving cream washed off everything and no one turned out blue or red. I don't think we will do this every bath time, but I am sure we will have to try it again as Alex gets older.