Heath, Stephanie, Hailee, Spencer, and Alyssa

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Heath's big adventure

So this week my neighbor asked Heath if he would be willing to teach the cub scouts how to play chess for pack meeting. I was a little surprised at his willingness to participate.
However, back in June he purchased a Mega Chess set(the Kings are 2 ft. tall) with plans to build a chess board on our back patio.
He decided it would be great if he used these pieces to teach the kids. Great idea honey. Only one small problem...he didn't have a board. Well he was at work when all this went down, and I think it distracted him from getting anything done the rest of the day. He came home Thursday night and had to look online more to find just the right board. No luck. -they have some, but we weren't willing to pay the price!
(FYI if you want a really nice giant board, you can spend up to $800!)
Well on Friday night we went to Lowe's to check out our options that way, and we found a solution. But, Hailee was in need of a major diaper change and we had no diapers-so we decided to sleep on the idea and come back Saturday.
We ended up purchasing stick on tiles and particle board and spent Saturday night peeling and sticking.
Here is the final result...
Heath is so excited to finally be able to play with his pieces!





My Man has found his Inner 'Piece'!

9 comments:

Kellee said...

That is awesome!

Megan said...

All I have to say is WOW!

Becca B said...

that looks so cool! way to go you clever peeps! I'm sure my kiddos will be very excited to play chess now.

Tierra said...

This is SO Heath!!! I sent Amie your email address so you should be added soon. :) How's the little guy--in or out of the womb these days?

Jennilyn and Chad said...

Steph! Have you had your baby yet??? Your little girl is adorable!! I'm so glad you found me on here! Oh and yes- I am posting that bread recipe for sure! It's delicious and your family will love it! Where do you live now?

emily said...

Nice chess board. The scouts are going to be SO excited!! Does this mean the back patio is out for a giant chess board now?

Wendy said...

Hey stephanie. I found your blog through Jeremy and Taryn. It sounds like things are going well for you and you family. Matt was jealous of the chess board. He loves to play chess. If Health needs someone to play against have him give Matt a call.

Wendy said...

Sorry I spelled Heath's name wrong. I was not paying attention. please forgive me!

Cynthia Mann said...

Congrats on the new baby! We're excited to meet him!