Jump On The Bed

I've posted about this before, but Amy's favorite thing to do is play jump on the bed with Daddy. Now that Will is a little older, he can participate.... a little.  Usually I'm relaxing on the couch while they play, but I happened to be present for this play time and thought I'd take some pictures.

This made me laugh.... do you see how Lee is laying in the bed... or rather half OFF the bed? This is how he sleeps! He says that since one of the kids usually ends up with us, over the years he's just learned to sleep on the edge. Not me- if they are in my bed, I shove them over and make them uncomfortable so they'll want back their own bed. He was just watching a football game here- no one was even in the room. And he still stayed on the edge. So funny!!

Ok, back to the action.... this particular day, Amy pulled out my bear Halloween costume from last year. She likes to reinact stories, so at different times she was baby bear from Goldilocks and the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood.

Then it was jump on daddy time. I'll let these pictures talk for themselves. Lee's face is hysterical in every one. The kids have such a great daddy!

The Week Ending with Pumpkins

What a week! So Monday and Tuesday I spent sick. Couldn't even keep water down. No fun, no fun!! Tuesday night Lee brought home some pedialite and said, "Drink." So over the course of the night I drank the whole bottle. I guess it restored the much needed electrolytes and everything else because on Wednesday, I felt awesome. Didn't even know I was pregnant. Wednesday was so great! I got a little overexcited Thursday and started eating fruit again (which has seemed to be a major nausea trigger) and nope, baby didn't like it. Came right back up and sent me feeling miserable for the rest of the day. Friday I felt better, but not awesome. I faked it though as we had some friends over and that kept my mind off it. Also a friend had a girls night last night and that kept me busy as well.

After our playdate yesterday, I took the kids out to play. They love it outside, and who can blame them- it was the most gorgeous day!

He loved playing in a small pile of leaves. Do you know that Lee never did this as as child??
Seriously! He thinks the leaves are too dirty! I'm glad my kids aren't afraid of the 'dirt'

Watching an airplane.
We are fortunate to live near a small airport and there are always planes flying around. 

Will loves to carry a bucket and fill it with stuff. 

Today's bucket included a ball, chalk and pinecones

Amy reminded me that we had popsicles in the freezer and she couldn't wait to indulge!

He's starting to get brave and want to jump off stuff

Will found Amy's container (an old bubble container) and decided to try and shove a pinecone in it. It didn't work.

We were outside for over 2 hours, which is a long time in my book. So when I brought them in, Will had a royal fit. The pictures are blurry because he was moving, kicking, crying, wailing, you name it. He loves the outdoors!!

On Saturday we decided to get out a little. We went to a free local festival type thing put on at the Avenues (which is where all the "nice" stores are).  The kids got to pick out a small pumpkin and decorate it if they wanted.

She picked out her pumpkin

I grabbed a tiny one for Will. Which he thought was an apple.
One of the workers was like, "Oh don't let him eat it! "
I thought- it's a pumpkin- it's not going to kill him. Plus, have you ever tried cutting into one with a knife? Especially a small one?? Nearly impossible. I highly doubted he could actually sink his teeth in it. 

Her decorated pumpkin. Full of glitter stickers. 

They also had those big blow up jump things that kids love. Amy had the most fun with this!

And Amy got her nails painted..... definitely a highlight!

Will was hilarious with the snowcone. He wouldn't drink it, but instead he'd dip the straw in and take small bites. Well, more like drips.

After all the fun we could handle there, we went to our new favorite restaurant, Newk's, for lunch.

And Will loved playing around on the chair. We'll never get him back into a kiddie chair/booster seat now!

After lunch it was nap time for an exhausted Will. We were going to hit a pumpkin patch after he woke up, but he slept for 3 hours! By the time he woke up, it was too late for the pumpkin patch, so we'll try to go next weekend.

It's a gorgeous day here! Hope everyone else had a great Saturday!

My Other Saturday Project

One other thing that I've been meaning to do for awhile is build some shelves for Amy's closet. The $5 dresser has been wonderful, but the toys on the other side has been quite the disaster. Today it finally drove me nuts enough that I did something about it.....

The dresser on the other side....

So now her closet is nice and tidy!

When I was cleaning out Will's closet (a few weeks ago) I had to put the changing table somewhere. I got the brainstorm to move it to Amy's room and use it as a bookshelf. It's messy right now, but it's been great!

We also added the bed risers back to her bed so we could easily fit the food storage boxes under it. We don't have a neat basement like Mom and Dad, so we are utilizing the under the bed space!

Except for some more pictures on the walls, Amy's room is finally complete! Yay!!!

We found some great friends here, the Stout's. They actually moved in 2 weeks after us and we've been close ever since. Travis is starting a degree in air traffic control! Their 2 year old daughter, Alida, and Amy have become fast friends. A few weeks ago they watched our kids so we could go out and tonight we are watching Alida so they can go out. We are loving this system we created!

I put on Sleeping Beauty and the girls wanted to dance. That's why the picture is so blurry. Will doesn't really know what to think with 2 girls dancing around. He kind of wanted to join in, but he also wanted me to hold him. Having a new baby will be interesting with him!

What I Did On My Day Off

I had to run a few errands on Saturday morning and when I left, Lee said, "Don't hurry back." Ahhh, what a guy! He knew I needed a break from the kiddos. As I was driving around, I got the sudden urge to get a haircut. No thought, no planning, just do it. So I did.

It's a little short, but I'm a firm believer in the "it takes 2 weeks for a new haircut to look good" rule. Lee was shocked, but he likes it. I'm glad he does because I'm stuck with it!

I'm also been in the market for some curtains for our living room. I need 8 panels, so that can get very pricey, very quickly. I don't want the kind of curtain that everyone has. I want something fun and full of color. I wandered into World Market (if you ever need to buy me a gift, anything from there would be welcomed. I LOVE that store!) and I saw a few that I liked, and were in my price range. I didn't buy any yet, but took pictures to ponder it awhile. Which do you like? (you can double click the picture to see it a little bigger)

They are a bit lighter in color, in person. The store lighting plus the camera phone made it a bit dark. #2 is the only white one, but I thought it was cool with the see-through tree and green birds on it. Anyways, those are just some options. I still want to go to Ikea and see if anything there floats my boat.

While I was gone, Lee was determined to get a picture of Will. He moves so fast now that it's hard to get one! He also got a much needed haircut this morning!

And these are some pictures of the kids that I haven't posted yet.

I've been refinishing a dresser. It's actually the match (the shorter part with the mirror over it side) to the dresser I refinished years ago. Mom and Dad don't need it in their new house, so she passed it onto me. I was lucky that I found the same stain I used years ago! I saved the can! Thank heavens! Anyway- I was sanding it down and Amy wanted to help. So after I'd sand, she wiped the dust off with a dry cloth. It was freezing out this day- but she was a trooper and helped until the end.

(the dresser isn't finished yet. I have to find drawer pulls that will match the size holes that are already drilled)

You can't see the puddle of water on the floor, but it's there. Will can finally reach the water on the fridge and he was extremely excited about it, as he's been reaching and stretching for awhile now. Thank goodness there's a lock on it- or I have a feeling that the floor would be wet all the time!

I let Amy color with my 'special markers' (code for ones I don't normally want her to play with). She decided that my shoe made a good marker holder.

That's it for now. I've been fairly sick all week so my motivation is way down. I'm hoping this will soon end and my energy can pick back up again soon! I know it will, in time.

Avoiding Dinner Prep

It doesn't seem like we've been that busy. But then when I look at all the pictures I haven't posted, I think, "Hmmm.... maybe we have been doing something." 

A few days ago I finally got fed up with Will's closet. I didn't get a "before" picture, but basically all of his clothes were thrown into a laundry basket, that we had to weed through daily to get clothing. The extra clothing sizes were in whatever bag or box we received them in. (Lauren has been giving me her boys old clothes, which has been such a blessing. Words can't express how much we appreciate it, Lauren!) But since we needed some of those sizes, those were a mess too. 

So with the addition of Amy's new dresser, Will got her old tupperware drawer thing. Then I also bought some storage bins to separate the extra sizes. Now everything is labeled and easily seen. 

Will thought it was a good place to sit. 

Ahhh..... organization feels so great! 

One morning we tried balancing books on our heads. 

Well, it started with toys and that led to books. 

Will tried for a minute, then gave up and decided to read instead. 

This kid loves books! It's wonderful! 

They were just sitting playing/laughing with each other. I just love it.

(if you'll notice, Will has 2 plates. Once again he grabbed the serving plate of the leftovers, along with his own portion) 

We went to the park this morning with friends. Wow- what a beautiful day it was! Didn't even reach 70 degrees!  Niiiice!! While Will was napping, Amy asked if we could make something. We settled on a boxed cake. She said, "Mom, you always let me do such fun things." Ahhh, that was so sweet. Although it really isn't true! But I'm glad she remembers these moments and not the other! 

Then I was feeling crafty. I bought a few of these window things last year for like $. 12 each... They were perfect for her! (when I asked her why she painted them all dark, she said it was to make them scary) 

 While she painted those.... Will ate a ring pop....

And I made this adorable thing!

Isn't it the cutest??? I just love their little feet ghosts! I plan on doing it every year and making it part of our Halloween decor. I can't believe that next year we'll have another set to add! Awh! :)

The kids were funny about painting their feet......

Amy giggled like crazy. (When I started this, she said, "Oh- like on Barney!" So apparently that dreaded purple dinosaur had the idea first)

Will did not care for it one bit. He cried/whined while I was painting his- thank goodness its small! It made me think of Adeline. Anna, try this on Adeline and video it! She'll go nuts!! hahaha.

When I added the bow to the girl, Amy said, "But the boy needs something. How about a tie?" So both got a little color.

Anyways- that was our day. I may have done an adorable project but I still have no idea what to do for dinner. We went out last night, so I probably can't try that again. Ugh.... dinner.....