Happy birthday little guy! We love you!
Friday, April 15, 2016
Happy 1st Birthday Braden-Bear!
Our little Braden-Bear turned 1 year old earlier this week! He is such a fun little guy. He is cuddly, sweet, happy, determined, crazy, and the best little boy I could ask for. He loves pushing cars on the floor, looking through board books, and spending time with anyone who will pay attention to him. He is definitely a mama's boy. He has a very contagious smile. He makes our house a happier one. I love this boy more than words can say.
Happy birthday little guy! We love you!
Happy birthday little guy! We love you!
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Kids' Rooms
Two of my favorite rooms in our house are the kids' rooms, especially when they're clean. So, I wanted to share the cuteness before we have to reconfigure everything for when Baby Sister arrives.
Lydia's room is basically just a composite of girly things, butterflies, pink, purple, Frozen stuff, fairies, ballerinas, etc. She loves it! Even I just want to be in there sometimes to bask in the girlyness.
Remember how I said I like these rooms when they're clean? Well, that doesn't happen all the time... We're working on a new system to help that:
Lydia has had a hard time cleaning up her toys, so I made a fun little clean up chart for her. We started it two days ago, and so far she is loving it. She gets a sticker for having a clean room at bedtime. She also gets bonus stickers for cleaning other things in the house, like cleaning up toys in the family room, helping put away dishes, and helping with the groceries. When she fills up a chart, she gets to add some toys. We have a system where she only has one or two toy sets out at a time. Right now, she's earning back Barbie accessories. She has a hard time cleaning them up because she dumps them everywhere, and it seems too overwhelming for her to clean it up by herself, so I hope this will help her to learn how to clean it up. Wish us luck!
Lydia's room is basically just a composite of girly things, butterflies, pink, purple, Frozen stuff, fairies, ballerinas, etc. She loves it! Even I just want to be in there sometimes to bask in the girlyness.
Lydia's Room
Lydia's Room
Lydia's Room (she had to pose for the pictures)
Lydia's Room (she loves dress-ups)
Lydia's Toy Boxes (made from diaper boxes, covered in wrapping paper and a fabric liner)
Braden's room is mostly themed in safari animals. There is a cute monkey decal on the wall above his crib, some fun wooden animals on the wall in the dormer area, some animal prints in frames on another wall. There is also a wall of ABC's that aren't really safari related, but I thought they were fun, anyway. His bed usually looks safari-like. He has some cute sheets with animals on them, but they're not always available. I also made a flannel rag quilt for him with cute animals on it. He has all his baby toys up there. He loves his room, too! I enjoy rocking him in the glider rocker. He loves night time cuddles too. There is an extra bed in his room, but that is for playing on/reading books. I made a fun, fleece blanket for that bed, as well. We all often play in his room because it is safe for everyone, and even Lydia likes his toys.
Braden's Room
Braden's Room
Braden's Room
Braden's Room
Braden's Toy Boxes (made from diaper boxes, covered in wrapping paper and a fabric liner)
Remember how I said I like these rooms when they're clean? Well, that doesn't happen all the time... We're working on a new system to help that:
Lydia has had a hard time cleaning up her toys, so I made a fun little clean up chart for her. We started it two days ago, and so far she is loving it. She gets a sticker for having a clean room at bedtime. She also gets bonus stickers for cleaning other things in the house, like cleaning up toys in the family room, helping put away dishes, and helping with the groceries. When she fills up a chart, she gets to add some toys. We have a system where she only has one or two toy sets out at a time. Right now, she's earning back Barbie accessories. She has a hard time cleaning them up because she dumps them everywhere, and it seems too overwhelming for her to clean it up by herself, so I hope this will help her to learn how to clean it up. Wish us luck!
Master Bedroom/Bathroom Remodel
In one of my earlier posts, like forever ago, I said that we remodeled our master bedroom and bathroom. Well, we basically just painted our bedroom, and really remodeled our bathroom.
We had some sub-floor damage in and just outside the shower. Apparently the tile worker didn't do a very good job when it was done before. A few other houses on our street had the same problem, so we have all been working on our master bathrooms.
Since we were doing the floors, we might as well do everything we want aesthetically, right? So, here is a list of everything we did:
-shower
-floor
-paint cabinets
-new counter top
-paint walls
-tile around bathtub
-new, elongated toilet (Lance felt like the other toilet was made for midgets... nope, just normal sized people, silly, tall Lance)
-exhaust fan
The bathroom was out of commission for only about three months. We weren't completely done until a few months after that, because we added the exhaust fan.
Lance did most of it himself, but he hired a professional to tile the shower. We didn't want the same problem we had before, with a leaky shower. We also hired professionals for the solid surface counter top.
We LOVE the finished product! It is very bright and happy, yet elegant. I loved being able to choose all the finishes I wanted. Lance, of course had to agree, but we were pretty much on the same page. I love the color combination of yellow with turquoise/aqua and grey. I even got to choose a new duvet cover for the bed. I'll probably add a few accessories here and there, but as for now, it is finished and most definitely a dream suite for us. Oh! I almost forgot! We got a brand new mattress. It is so comfy!
Here are some before and after pics:
So, what other projects do we have planned? We are seriously toying with the idea of converting our huge shed into a sport court. That will probably happen in a few to several years from now. We need a new roof this year. I'd like to update the counter tops in both of the other bathrooms and the floor in the upstairs bathroom. I'd like to paint basically everywhere. Our house is mostly white, and I like color! One day we'll redo the carpets, just not sure when. We'd like to make our bonus room into a super fun theater room. It will need carpet, wiring for a projector (maybe?), and comfy furniture. We also need to figure out where to put the new baby. A homeowner's job is never done.
We had some sub-floor damage in and just outside the shower. Apparently the tile worker didn't do a very good job when it was done before. A few other houses on our street had the same problem, so we have all been working on our master bathrooms.
Since we were doing the floors, we might as well do everything we want aesthetically, right? So, here is a list of everything we did:
-shower
-floor
-paint cabinets
-new counter top
-paint walls
-tile around bathtub
-new, elongated toilet (Lance felt like the other toilet was made for midgets... nope, just normal sized people, silly, tall Lance)
-exhaust fan
The bathroom was out of commission for only about three months. We weren't completely done until a few months after that, because we added the exhaust fan.
Lance did most of it himself, but he hired a professional to tile the shower. We didn't want the same problem we had before, with a leaky shower. We also hired professionals for the solid surface counter top.
We LOVE the finished product! It is very bright and happy, yet elegant. I loved being able to choose all the finishes I wanted. Lance, of course had to agree, but we were pretty much on the same page. I love the color combination of yellow with turquoise/aqua and grey. I even got to choose a new duvet cover for the bed. I'll probably add a few accessories here and there, but as for now, it is finished and most definitely a dream suite for us. Oh! I almost forgot! We got a brand new mattress. It is so comfy!
Here are some before and after pics:
Before
Before
Before
After (Bedroom)
After (Bedroom)
After
After
So, what other projects do we have planned? We are seriously toying with the idea of converting our huge shed into a sport court. That will probably happen in a few to several years from now. We need a new roof this year. I'd like to update the counter tops in both of the other bathrooms and the floor in the upstairs bathroom. I'd like to paint basically everywhere. Our house is mostly white, and I like color! One day we'll redo the carpets, just not sure when. We'd like to make our bonus room into a super fun theater room. It will need carpet, wiring for a projector (maybe?), and comfy furniture. We also need to figure out where to put the new baby. A homeowner's job is never done.
It's A...
GIRL!!!
We're expecting Baby Welling #3 September 1st, and it's a girl! Lydia is so excited to have a baby sister. I don't know what she would have done if it were another boy. She has been telling us it's a sister ever since she knew we were having another baby. We're all very excited to have a new little girl. Lance and I are also a little nervous to be outnumbered by the kids, but I'm sure things will work out. It may take a little while to adjust, but I'm sure that we'll figure it out. Braden doesn't really realize what's going on yet. He is just happy as can be.
Here are some pictures taken recently of the kids.
We're expecting Baby Welling #3 September 1st, and it's a girl! Lydia is so excited to have a baby sister. I don't know what she would have done if it were another boy. She has been telling us it's a sister ever since she knew we were having another baby. We're all very excited to have a new little girl. Lance and I are also a little nervous to be outnumbered by the kids, but I'm sure things will work out. It may take a little while to adjust, but I'm sure that we'll figure it out. Braden doesn't really realize what's going on yet. He is just happy as can be.
Here are some pictures taken recently of the kids.
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