Home Depot Project Days

Okay, I promised that I would get the Home Depot pictures posted today, so here goes.

We got down to the Home Depot just off of Sunset on Marks Road and the folks there were a little confused as to what time the whole shindig was supposed to start. They got things off the ground about 9:45 and we got there just after 10:00. This month the project was a little pencil box with flowers, and Ian was excited that there were so many pieces.

The first step we had to do was to actually get back to where they were doing the project. In Provo, there are so many kids that all of the legitimate customers avoid the area in order to keep from being trodden by toddlers or having the meat stripped from their bones by piranha parents worn thin by trying to manage eight kids with hammers, screwdrivers and glue all at the same time.

In Vegas, however, cute kids must be at a premium, because there were only about ten kids who showed up the whole time we were there. We got stopped at every turn by people commenting on how adorable Ian is and how cute his apron, hat and tools were. (We don't mind the attention. We're doting parents and we know it!)



Here is Ian with his project kit, ready to go!


First we laid out all of the parts and got them ready to assemble. The instructions on this one were not exactly rocket science (I mean, that flower box we had to assemble last month was brutal!!)
Next, we pounded the nails into the sides of the box. We discovered that the nails go in a lot better if you are actually pounding on a hard surface (like the floor) rather than one that rebounds and absorbs a lot of the blow (like the plastic folding tables). Ian got his thumb whacked with the first project that we did a few months ago and has been a little skittish around the hammer ever since, but he got over it a little bit and was doing a good job by the time we got into it on Saturday.

Then it was time to put the base of the box on.

Then we stuck the tops on the flowers and just had to put all of the stickers on for the petals and the centers of the flowers. Ian was the Executive Engineer for Adhesive Aesthetic Homologation (or EEAAH, which is, incidentally, the same sound daddy makes when struck by the hammer)

It took longer than I thought to put all of the stickers on- each of the flowers had a center plus five petals front and back. Ian put me in charge of those while he applied leaves, flowers, "peas" (they were little green dots... go figure), ladybugs, butterflies and a "Happy Mother's Day" sticker to the box. I thought that Ian would have wanted to spread them all out, but he was adamant that all of the stickers go on the same side of the box. Funny kid!


Here we are with the completed pencil box! Ian was so proud and was excited to give it to Mommy when we got home. She loved it, and though he hasn't said anything, I can tell that Cooper is trying to figure out how he can get it down off of the counter to drool all over it. He was very impressed with his big brother's work.