Painting Phase 1 Complete

Yesterday I sucked it up and decided to go for it and it didn't take me nearly as long as I thought it would. I love the results! I actually am contemplating painting the ceiling gray as well... someone will have to tell me if that's a good or bad idea.

The next two steps are the baseboards and then the molding around the room to separate the blue and gray. Which should be fun. Just need to find a miter saw and nail gun; which I think I've already done. 

Wyatt liked it yesterday and this morning told me he wants to paint his room with red and black stripes. Hopefully he starts to like it again!

Wyatt's Room Update

I have picked the colors for Wyatt's room with a little help from my sister, Andrea. After I picked them out I realized that the colors are already in Wyatt's bedding. So, it must be fate. And thanks to Sherwin Williams and their 40% off sale, I should have all I need. I hope. The colors are also a little brighter than they show below (minus the gray). Can't wait to see how it turns out. 

1. Revel Blue (SW6530). This will be his main wall color up to 7ft on the wall.

2. Sundance (SW6897). This will be an accent color. Probably a few picture frames. 

3. Light French Gray (SW0055). This will be the second wall color from 7ft up. 

4. Organic Green (SW6732). This will also serve as an accent color. I am going to check out DI to see if I can find a new dresser that I can spruce up. His current dresser is about 36 years old and has just about seen it's last day. 

Easter and TBall and Instagram, Oh my!

Remember when all the iPhone users started using instagram and it was instagram this and instagram that? Well, now I know why because it's available for droid (As if you didn't already know that). It's fun and I have been sucked in.

Today Kate and I played leap frog with the watching of kids. It was fun to have Tori over and I was able to get quite a bit of work done while they were doing their thing. I snapped a few photos because they are cute and really because I wanted to use instagram.

We also had Easter. Kate's neighbor had a fun Easter egg hunt on Saturday for friends and family and we (aka Wyatt) were lucky enough to be invited over. They had pancakes, eggs, and fruit for everyone and the hunt for the kids was a blast and the weather was beautiful. On Sunday we had a low key day, dinner with most of the family and then just hung out like we do.

Kate snapped this photo of W. I love it.

Hanging out eating their candy.

When did they grow up?

Love.

W had his first Tball game on Monday, it was crazy. Today seemed to go a little smoother and they are catching on. I quickly found out that Tball is as much for the parents as it is for the players. Everyone participates! I found I like being at 1st base when our team is up to bat. It's funny trying to guide them to the plate. We also had team pictures, so it will be fun to see those.

That's pretty much all I have for today. It has been a long crazy week and I should probably rest up for the madness that will be Thursday. Ciao

T.Ball Time

I've always been excited for the time when Wyatt could start playing sports, and that time has come. I signed him up to play Tball with his buddy, Jasek. Wyatt is so excited and hasn't taken his jersey shirt off since we got it. Which seems kind of gross now... maybe I should do something about that? He is such a great kid and I'm glad he will get this fun opportunity. His first game is on Monday when we play the Diamondbacks!

In his new shirt & hat. Go Brewers!

Wyatt & Jasek

Wild hair. Time to remodel!

I don't know about any of you, but I can only search through pinterest and endless blogs before I want to start a project.

Not really knowing where to start and being on a budget I have decided to put a few dream boards together.

A few months back I decided to switch the theme in Wyatt's room from cowboy to sports. And aside from his bedding, it's all still pretty much cowboy. So I started to look for some ideas and remembered seeing a boys bedroom I really loved. (found here)

I love the idea of this room and am using it as my inspiration. Today I went over to home depot, found two great colors and priced out the mdf boards that will be going around the room. Both these colors on the swatches are a lot darker than they look below. I will probably run over to Sherwin Williams and check out their blues and see if there is anything I like more. But for now, it is between these two.

December Eve

Midnight Dream

After showing my sister Kate, she thought it would be cool to have the blue and then a light grey above the boards, which I completely agree.

I also found a super cheap and easy tutorial to update the baseboards in his room, here.

So, there we go. I'm excited to be able to get started and show the progress. Hopefully it turns out as cute as I am picturing it in my head!

missing in action

As some of you have noticed it has been quite a while since I have last updated. Life has been anything but boring.

In the end of November I started a second job as an Office Manager for a Doctor. He is just getting his practice going and so far it's worked out perfectly. I am able to work from home minus a few early morning meetings and an errand here and there. Kate has helped me tremendously with Wyatt taking him whenever she can so that I can run to a meeting or just get some work done at home. She has been my life saver!

The beginning of December was when my world was shaken up a bit. Something I knew deep down would eventually happen, did. My sweet aunt Robyn passed away on December 7th. I always thought of my family as invincible as silly as that sounds. I'm not sure if lucky is the word to use, but we all were fortunate enough to be with Robyn hours before she passed away. Just thinking of that morning makes me cry and a time I will ever forget. Robyn was Robyn and hard to put into words. She was one of those constants in life and it will not be the same without her.

This picture is of my Aunt Lisa showing Robyn a picture of herself (The first one above). She smiled and grabbed the picture and said "That's me". I think Robyn in the picture was around 16. It was such a sweet moment, at that point Robyn wasn't really talking.

And with the passing of Robyn I then braced myself for the passing of my Grandma which only happened a short 65 (give or take) days later. My Grandma passed away on February 10th. I never thought my Grandma would die. Call it wishful thinking. She was an amazing woman always smiling and laughing. I loved being in her presence and always felt so safe and happy. She was the calm during the storm and saying that I miss her is an understatement.

This is my Grandma and niece Victoria about 3 years ago.

So, that has been life these last few months. Busy, heartbreaking, a little stressful but still plugging along.

Wyatt is growing like a weed! He is so tall and handsome and such a patient kid. I drag him all over the place while we are working and he just goes with it. I can't wait to tell him that this fall we are going to DISNEYLAND! I probably won't tell him until the night before just to make my life a little bit easier. I haven't been since I was 4 and don't remember much, so it will be like a first time for both of us. I can't wait!

saturday fun

Today after cleaning the house I decided that we were going to get out and do something fun. Wyatt had been playing a computer game far too long and started to get ornery, so he obviously needed a break away too. I wonder if other kids get ornery like he does after playing video games...

But, back on the subject. We first headed off to Barnes & Noble. I love that place, the smell, the people watching! It's the best. In the kid area they also have a Thomas the train table with a track set up and a bunch of the cars. There are usually a few kids gathered around, and that's the first place Wyatt heads. We hung out there for awhile, found a quiet place to sit and read a few books. I obviously didn't take pictures of Wyatt at Barnes & Noble, that might be a little weird.

Next we headed to Gardner Village, which I do like, especially this time of year. But, if you're one of those girls that just {insert sarcasm here} LOVES shopping like I am, take a 4 year old boy with you. You will be in and out in no time! It was lovely. We walked around and laughed at the crazy witches, I was able to get him to pose for some pictures, ran into our friends Linnea & Joe, looked at a few more witches and then went on our way. It was fabulous. The pictures are the best though, his expressions make me laugh. Next time we go I'm sure it will be with cousins and probably a little more fun!

Our second to last stop was a pumpkin patch and I wish I would have snapped a few pictures, they had some of the biggest pumpkins! The lady said the white pumpkins start at $5 and depending on size can be upwards of $100. Who would spend that on a pumpkin?! So crazy. But they had bouncy house things to play on, so Wyatt was content.

And finally ended the night at my friend Audrey's. She just moved about a mile away from us and I went over to help her get settled. Wyatt watched movies and somehow talked Audrey's roommate into playing games with him while we unpacked and organized.

Pretty safe to say we definitely had a fun day!

And then some random pictures of us. I always try to get something serious out of Wyatt, and sometimes I prevail, but usually I'm smiling and he's pulling a silly face. These were before we started out on our fun adventure today.