Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The 4 Four and Under Paint a Play House!

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I don't say this enough to him in person, but John is an amazing, outstanding, patient and loving husband and father. No one I know has ever seen a father so attentive as John is, so totally and completely involved in his children's lives. After recently reading his life history, a document that was buried under dozens of boxes in the basement, I learned that he was taught it from his father, who happens to be pretty much the best man I know.

Among the many things John has done for the kids, he has recently put together a play house/jungle gym for them in the backyard, made largely of salvaged material. Not only is he an accomplished play house designer and architect, but he's also frugal! What more could a girl ask for!

And to top it off, for this project he has let go the everything-has-to-be-perfect side of his psyche and decided to let the 4 four and under paint the play house themselves! I adore taking pics of my darling children, and I love to take pictures of painting activities, because there is so much color, so I probably went overboard, but here's how things are going so far!

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Thanks for listening!

P.S. My sister and I are finally getting skinnier!
See how we're doing it HERE! :)

12 comments:

  1. chibbylickJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    now THAT'S a playhouse!!!
    I'm jealous!

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  2. Luvmy9January 25, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Oh my gosh. What a playhouse! John, you are so talented. I was blown away when I saw the whole thing. How long did that take to build, especially just using weekends? Wow!

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  3. LydiaJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    That is one awesome play house. I love that they got to paint it themselves. What memories.

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  4. cccJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    I stumbled upon your blog and the title caught my interest! I have 11 children. Wow, what a playhouse. My husband puts up a huge ice rink complete with a heater house and fences to catch all the hockey pucks every winter. Yeah for those innovative dads!!

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  5. Mom2my10 @ 11th HeavenJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Luvmy9, I think he's been working on it for a couple of months now. He has the help of two of our workmen, which is so nice, but you can bet he is out there all weekend getting things done!

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  6. JessicaJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    That is an awesome play house! Kudos to John!

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  7. alessandraJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    You are so right! pictures are gorgeous and the playhouse... what is more than awesome?

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  8. RachelJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Wow! That's the best playhouse I have ever seen (the ones made with love are just awesome!). Love the pics. Those are some keepers for sure.

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  9. Brian + Cheryl B.January 27, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Mornin Jen :-)
    What a wonderful 'playhouse' structure - especially for boys!! good job John!!!

    Jen, different things I noticed in the pictures:
    ~ Baby 'hippo' (as you have dubbed him) seems to have a very happy disposition. His smile is contagious!
    ~ In the picture where John is holding the can of yellow paint - I love how it looks like the paint has gone around the shape of a heart. And yet there are no brush strokes so you know it wasn't a purposeful thing.
    ~ While I get confused over which twin has the title of "A" or "B", I can always tell a part. The one is always so somber and more serious - even when smiling. And always has been.
    ~ I would encourage you to somehow remove the "Princess" sticker off of your baby swing. ;-p
    Hey, doing so might get you another baby daughter - or even twin daughters. o;-)
    ~ Seeing the boys pain covered feet brought a friend to mind. When they redid the room in their basement, she had painted the walls a rather bright (but washable!) white, and then via painting her five sons feet and hands, put their prints along the walls, each son in a different color. It turned out ever so cute!!!

    You ended with "thanks for listening". Your welcome! Thanks for spreading the smiles!!! ;-)

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  10. JennaJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    That is incredible! You are one lucky woman! And I love that the kids get to paint it. (Kudos to you for being willing to clean THEM up too!)

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  11. AmieJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    SO fun! What a great idea.

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  12. *Dream Weaver*February 17, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    :) lovely photos!!!
    everything looks so colourful and fun. i especially love the photo of the rainbow coloured foot :)

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