Master Bathroom Remodel

This post started out very different when we tore up the bathroom on August 8th but the explanation of issues and problems got too long, so it is now just photos of the before and after. I am so happy with the result so let's not focus on what happened over the last two months (yes, two months without the master bathroom).

And here are some fun detail shots. 

This was the accent tile the rest of the bathroom was designed around. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it and knew it had to go in the bathroom. It made Joe's job harder finding tile for the rest of the bathroom, but I think it looks great.

I wanted to add more color into the room and found this idea on Pinterest. It's like a fun surprise every time you open the drawers.

Isn't my husband the best? We kept the large builder grade mirror because I liked the size. He built a frame to go around it and made it look so much better. 

I am so excited with the end result. 

Broncos Trick-or-Treat Party

This year we attended the annual Broncos Trick-or-Treat Street at the stadium. It's fun to get to walk around inside and they hand out candy, so the boys like it too. 

After walking around the stadium, we headed over to some activities they had set up. The boys liked this one where they got to pass the football to the receiver. I think each boy got at least one through a hole. 

Then we got our picture taken with the Broncos' two Super Bowl trophies. You don't see that everyday.

On our way back to the car, we stopped to get a picture with Miles the mascot. 

I think the boys had a great time. They love wearing their costumes so any activity that lets them do that is a winner.

Chatfield Corn Maze

Another Fall Break activity was a trip to the Chatfield Corn Maze. They opened up the maze early just for Douglas County students so it wasn't very crowded. I think the boys enjoyed themselves. They got to run around outside for quite a while so it was a good day for all. 

A 4,000lb pumpkin.

The goal of the maze (in addition to just getting out) was to find six farm animals along the way.

The boys took turns leading. I set a timer and each boy had 5 minutes to lead before it was the next one's turn. It actually worked out really well and there was no fighting the entire time. Miracle!

After finding all the animals, and the exit, we headed over to the activities. They had a jumping pillow. 

Josh and Daniel loved it. Patrick was not a fan of all the bouncing.

After jumping for a while, we headed over the covered wagon for a ride around the field. 

And we ended the day with a ride on the barrel train. 

It was a fun little outing and let the boys burn off some energy before heading back home.

Halloween Craft

During Fall Break I came up with a craft for the boys to do. I figured it would be fun for them and keep them busy for a while. It was both!

It started with painting an entire canvas. They each got to pick out their colors.

Then, we found ideas on Pinterest of how to decorate them. The ideas I found were either handprints or footprints. 

Josh liked the Frankenstein monster idea.

Patrick did both a footprint and a handprint to make this spooky picture.

And, of course, my artsy boy went rouge. He free-handed this skeleton and added the word "Boo" with wooden letters.

They were all very proud of their creation and had to show every body that visited. I would call this craft a success.

Another Cast for Daniel

At a football practice for Josh, one of Daniel's friends brought a scooter for him to ride so they were off riding around. Later, his friend came over and said he had fallen and hurt himself. I went over to see what happened and noticed his thumb didn't look quite right. So we took a trip to Urgent Care where we found out it was broken. Yikes.

They splinted it and we went in four days later to get a full cast. Daniel was pretty disappointed because he was invited to a pool party the following weekend. I guess the doctor took pity on him so she gave him a surprise cast.

He spent the entire casting like this...

...or like this, while the doctor gave him a blue cast, with a glow-in-the-dark stripe and drew a Broncos logo on it with the number 18 for his favorite player.

He wasn't too disappointed after that.

And three weeks later, the cast is gone. Now we can get back to normal.

Hopefully for a long time.