Brady inherited some random scraps of wood from our friends who moved (thanks Johnsons) and it has been sitting out in the garage. Wesley saw the wood and kept asking and asking if he could build something with it. I would get the hammer out and some nails and he would pretend to make all kinds of things. Mostly dog houses. A couple of weekends ago, Brady and Wes decided to make a little garage for Wesley's cars (since Brady told him we were never going to have a dog, so there was no reason to make a dog house). They got as far as cutting out the pieces, sanding the wood, and staining them before it was so hot they had to take a brake..........for a few weeks. Keep in mind they are doing this little project with no power tools!! How did people survive before power tools?
Dad teaching Wes how to use a hand saw.....
Daddy sawing away. Wesley got bored with the hand saw. Man we need a work bench or something!
Finally the pieces are cut and sanded. This was Wesley's favorite part. (not moms, since she found the door to the garage and the guest bathroom door, with little stain hand prints all over. Lucky for the boys, it washed off.)
Of course, Wesley has got his little car in the mix "making tracks". Uhg!
They had fun. It was a good experience and someday they will finish it. We'll keep ya posted!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Big Project: Part One
Posted by Texas Tingey at 12:22 PM
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6 nice things said:
How cute is that!! wesley seems to be a very determend little boy, and smart!! you have such a cute family!
How cool! I loved these pictures. Daddy and Son pictures. Very awesome.
I agree that a little garage for his cars is MUCH better than a dog house, blah! I wish we could give Ryans dog away, but...roll eyes. haahaa
That is so cute though. Not the hand prints all over the doors, but all the rest. I sometimes think it would be fun to keep a journal of the messes we clean, just for a week. But then I decide maybe that wouldnt be very fun at all because we would have to go back and read about them. And relive them.
(*smile)
How fun is that!! What a good dad to do this with Wesley! :)
What a great project and a very original idea- a garage for his cars! You should be proud of both the good dad and the lucky helpful boy!
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