The Girls Room

Well, I've finally, fully moved the girls into the 'bigger' room. Their old nursery is now my craft room. (Let's see how often I actually get in there to do crafting once the new baby comes!) My mom helped me paint the girls room, and I was so nervous to put these colors up on the walls. Trying to be resourceful, I simply used two colors that we had in the garage from old projects. One wall is a light green, and the other three are a light yellow, Talullah's favorite color. No... sniff sniff... pink. Then, my friend Michele came and painted a beautiful tree on the wall. We tacked up a few flowers. Tah-dah! It looks ABSOLUTELY amazing. It's gorgeous. I walk down the hall, just to crack the door and look at it from time to time. I love it. Thank you so much to my dad for watching the girls (even while he had an earache) so that my mom could help me paint the room. Thank you so much to my mom for all her hard work in helping me slap that paint up on her days off. Always thanks to my husband, for having to put together the things that we take apart. And a BIG, HUGE thanks to Michele for turning the room into a masterpiece. What good friends and family I've been blessed with.

Happy New Year!

I'll go ahead and say it. We did not stay up until midnight. We did, however, find ways to enjoy ringing in the new year just a bit early. We sprayed silly string in the living room, which the girls did NOT enjoy. Both burst into tears at the instant mess. The glow lights were a big hit though. And, as always, getting in the hot tub is a favorite way to end the day. After splashing around in the water, the girls went to bed at 8 with no hassle. Nick and I were left to enjoy a quiet night (aside from the gun shots and fire works outside). Not crazy exciting, I know. But when each day is full of noise and joy is a constant in your life... having a calm and relaxing evening is a pretty great way to end a hectic year.

Oh, and the only reason I put on the embarassing picture of myself, is as proof that I was a part of our New Year celebration. It's the only picture that was taken of me, so it just has to suffice. Unfortunately.

Thanks, Michele!!!

Doesn't it look amazing?! This is my new craft room. My friend Michele came and painted the leaves today, and I absolutely love it.

Look at the bright side...

The pressure is completely off of me to NOT drip paint on the carpet. No need to lay down a tarp now. The girls have been sick for a solid week, but I am desperate to get the two rooms finished before the new baby comes. This means I'm in the 'craft room' painting every time I can escape from Berlyn and Talullah for ten minutes or more.

I have to take full blame for this one. Knowing that Talullah can open doors now, I should have known better than to leave an open can of paint in there unattended. Rookie mistake. I didn't realize Berlyn was making the mess until the damage was already done. Her sister came running down the hallway, "Berlyn's in the paint, mom!" And there you have it. Blue paint. 3 year old white carpet. Foot prints all the way out into the hallway.

Practice run

Talullah's birthday is coming up, and I've been brainstorming ideas for a party theme. My never-short-on-ideas friend, Heather, gave me the perfect one! A puppy dog party. Since Miss T is going through the... crawl around on all fours, my name is Tilly, please throw me this bone phase, I think it is so well suited. Just for fun, and for practice, we painted her face with spots and whiskers and gave her some paper puppy ears. It was a big hit. I can't believe she's going to be 3 so soon!

Talullah's version of the Nativity Scene

Today was an exciting day! Nick brought all of the Christmas decorations from the attic, and our house is now festive and full of holiday cheer. I have the tree up with the coordinating red and gold bulbs, the snowmen sprinkled around ever room, and white lights edging the living room window. I let Talullah play with the nativity set to keep her busy while I arranged the house. This is how I found the pieces at the end of the day. All the men surrounded her bowl of mac n' cheese... which you might notice is still completely full. I guess she thought they might need the food more than she did.

Poor baby girl

My poor little angel is sick. It started yesterday with Talullah. We were all cute and matching, heading up to Sunday School when she puked everywhere. Half way to church already, we just took the next exit to turn around and head for home. Miss T has been fine today, but her little sister seems to be taking the sickness quite a bit worse. She woke up looking glossy eyed this morning, and has spent the day in her daddy's arms. Berlyn couldn't even make it through our 6:00 dinner without nodding off in her high chair. I'm sending prayers to heaven that my entire family wakes up whole and healthy tomorrow. Thank God this happened on my husband's days off so I have an extra set of hands to help with holding little girls.