D.I.Y. – Our American Life

Ethan’s Fire Engine, Fire Rescue Boat, Jet Pack, and John Deere Halloween Costumes

By Brett Holt October 24, 2010D.I.Y., Ethan, Halloween16 Comments

[Did Pinterest bring you here? Perhaps a blog post on children's Halloween costumes? John Deere inspiration? Welcome. This is by far our most popular post, especially in September and October.…

The Playhouse

By Brett Holt August 23, 2010D.I.Y.

OHHHHHHHHHH YEAH! We have come full circle and Ethan and Autumn's playhouse is finished (well...almost). This past week, we (mostly Laura while I was at work) finished painting it to…

D.I.Y. (Kitchen Edition)

By Brett Holt February 18, 2009D.I.Y.

I love D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself). There is nothing more satisfying than being able to solve a problem, quickly, efficiently, and, best of all, cheap.

So when we moved in our home last August, we had a couple issues we needed to resolve. The first was organizing our kitchen, and the second was keeping Ethan out of our kitchen island cupboard. Here’s the story.

Cedar Wood Storage Chest

By Brett Holt December 13, 2006D.I.Y.

I spent most of the day upgrading our wood box to a wooden storage chest. We had firewood up until last week when we finished it off. We didn't plan…