A Project

We have been enjoying an extended visit with Grandpa Bill.  This was his first post-retirement trip to Colorado, and we've really been having a good time. 

Besides spending some quality time together, we also enlisted Grandpa's expertise with our first major home project.  The goal was to help us solve this problem.  I really should have included pictures of the trail of hats, coats, and shoes I have scattered throughout my house as a result of not have a good place to store all of these things.

Here's the frame of our project.

Jacoby really enjoyed helping.  He had a couple of jobs and took them very seriously.

Painting some of the panels with leftover paint from my table project.

Justin getting in on some of the action.

Jacoby checking to see if everything is level.

Starting to take shape.

More help from Justin.

Putting on the facing.

Ready to paint!

Painting, painting, painting.

We had a great time working on this together.

Putting on the finishing touches.

TaDaa!  Organized bliss!  A home for everyone's belongs!  And one happy mommy!  (:

We really appreciated all of Grandpa Bill's expertise and help with this project.

Justin wanting to make sure he gets credit for the four nails he hammered into the thing.  (:

The boys checking out the finished product.

The boys had been waiting for days to get into Grandpa's tool buckets.

Morgan checking out a magnet.

Working on a clamp.

Sawing a piece of wood.

Two boys in their cubbies.