Little Boy Bedrooms

Weston and Coleson's room is pretty much done...well, it's actually been done for about 2 weeks, but I wanted to keep all of you in suspense! I love decorating little boy rooms, even more than little girl rooms. Little girl rooms are so obvious to me, but boy rooms are challenging, and I'm always up for a good challenge!

The finished product I painted this to match their bedding...can you say copy cat Pottery Barn?? ABC decor- the "N" hasn't made it's way up there yet.

Some storage bins that I found and painted...they were actually mini American Girl doll houses before I got my hands on them.

Cute little boy bedding- it's called Backyard Friends and it's from Target, if anyone wants to know.

I painted their dresser and bookshelf cream. The natural wood that matched with their cribs wasn't looking so hot with the bunk bed color.

I also did a little painting in Carter's room last week. Nick filled some nail holes in the lighter color, without realizing that I am fresh out of touch up paint. I just painted the 3 light walls the same color as the darker wall, and all is well again in Carterland.

BEFORE I painted

AFTER

Auntie Felicia gave the boys these cute little backpacks a few months ago, and they absolutely love them. The keep all kinds of fun things in there, and Coleson will wear the thing ALL DAY LONG. So cute!

We've come a long way since this post, which was last year at this time. I can now get them all to look at me and smile at the same time! I've been waiting for this day for a long time!

Because of you...

-Because of you, our little "bonus", I am the mother of four. (Which was not the plan!) -Because of you, I am in the 1% of moms who get the experience of having twins. -Because of you, I know how it feels to almost lose a child...to feel helpless and terrified. I said goodbye before you were airlifted, wondering if I would ever see you again. -Because of you I heard your daddy sobbing, so scared that you weren't going to make it. -Because of you, I thank God for the two little blessings that we got to bring home and welcome into our family. -Because of you, I now know that an out of control child isn't always due to lack of parenting! -Because of you, I know how to get gum out of hair, nail polish off of the kitchen table, white-out off of clothes, Sharpie off of bedroom furniture and powdered sugar out of carpet. -Because of you, I know how to put the computer keys back on, how to childproof things that I never thought needed to be childproofed and how to glue lamps back together. -Because of you, I need to have eyes in the back of my head, running shoes on at all times, ears that can hear a pin drop and the patience of Job. -Because of you, I am learning that I need to develop a new way of parenting, because you just require something a little different than the other three. -Because of you, I need to do laundry every day so that your "awesome shirt" is ready when you go looking for it. -Because of you, I can't sleep past 6:15 am. Even if you sleep longer, I am now programmed to wake up that early. It's not always fun, but I get a lot more done...because of you. -Because of you, I know what an incredibly smart man is like as a little boy....because I know that you will do great things one day with that amazing mind God has given you. -Because of you, I know that I can be so in love with someone that drives me absolutely crazy!

AWESOME SHIRT

YEP! (The secret is peanut butter)

Carrot Gardens

I saw this idea in a magazine the other day, so after a trip to the store, we tried it out. There's nothing better than a craft and a snack all in one!

If you want to try these you will need:

-Vanilla Wafers

-Oreos

-chocolate frosting

-green and orange Mike and Ike's

Instructions:

-Lay a vanilla wafer on a plate, and attach wafers to each long side with frosting.

-Cut a wafer in half, and attach to the short ends with frosting.

-Put a mixture of crushed Oreos and frosting in your "planters".

-Cut a slit in the top of an orange Mike and Ike, and then put a small piece of a green Mike and Ike in the slit, and then squeeze it together.

-Plant your carrots in the planters.

-Enjoy!

Big boys in their bunk beds!

We finally caved, and got the boys bunk beds. They were absolutely done with their cribs, but I was having a hard time taking that final step out of babyhood. *sniff, sniff* They are LOVING their beds and feel so grown up! Coleson claimed the top bunk right away, and has been doing great. We have the option of taking them apart to make two beds, but the boys have been following the rules pretty well, so we'll see. These pictures were from their first night in the beds, which was about a week ago. Since then, we have painted and redecorated. I have a few more projects to finish up, and then I'll post some before and after pictures. No more baby nursery in our house. :(
The only problem that we've had is that Coleson's internal alarm clock is apparently set to 6:00 am. While this might not seem early for some of you, it is excruciatingly early for me! I have been dragging big time these days. He made it until 6:45 am for the first time in 2 weeks, but that's still not good enough. We have tried later bedtimes and cutting out the nap, but it hasn't made a difference. I'm loving my coffee these days, and I'm getting a lot more done since my day is an hour longer!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Home Tour

I got this idea from another blog the other day, and I decided to invite you all in to see a few pieces of our home. I love looking through other people's houses. I love to see details and get ideas. Now that the boys are finally past their super destructive phase, I'm starting to redecorate and set a few more things out. I hope you enjoy your little tour! I would love to see a little peek into your houses too if you want to share! :)

Sunday Snow Day

Yesterday was the perfect snow day! I love snow, but I don't like driving in it, so snow that comes and goes in 24 hours is perfect! Nick was at his parent's house helping with a plumbing emergency, so it was just me and the kids. I just followed them around and took pictures, but it was fun watching the two little guys take it all in! Ava grabbed the camera from me for a few minutes, so I'm even in a few pictures. :)

***Carter definitely gets a taste of his own medicine from Coleson! I love it!

Notice the lovely snow ball in my hair!

She wanted to shovel the snow so daddy didn't have to do it when he got home. :)

So creative! They did almost all of it by themselves!

Cold little hands

Coleson had just nailed Carter in the head with a snowball!

Of course HE would eat it!


This guy wasn't so sure about all the white stuff....typical Weston.

Always Wrestling Around

These two monkeys can't make it 10 minutes without wrestling. They are constantly chasing each other around the house giggling and trying to get me to "save" them. It's pretty cute that they have so much fun together, but one of them usually ends up getting hurt, and then it's not so cute anymore.

I was playing around with my camera the other day, and Ava came in to talk to me. I was taking a few pictures of her, when someone came and attacked her.

Love these guys!

2 1/2 Year Pictures

Click here to see Weston and Coleson's latest pictures! Let me know which ones are your favorites...I can't decide what to order! I have already narrowed it down a ton, and these are my favorites. Thanks!

Thing 1 and Thing 2 and the Cat in the Hat

Ava had Be Excited About Reading (BEAR) week last week. Her and her friend, Kloe, decided to be Thing 1 and Thing 2. Kloe's mom and I were so excited that they came up with it on their own, so we got busy with the costumes. She found the wigs and the red thermals, and I got the pants and made the shirts.* They were adorable, and it was so perfect that there was a Cat in the Hat in their class too!

*Instead of spending $15 each on the shirts, I made them!! I got red shirts from Michaels for $2.50 each and also picked up some iron on transfer paper. Then I made the logo's in photoshop, printed them onto the transfer paper with my home printer and ironed them on. It was so easy and ended up costing about $5 per shirt...not too shabby!