What's in a Name

Letters! Haha, that is what is in a name! So we have had these letters for the boys since they were each born. Gavin's used to be up in his room and then we moved them. Then he wanted his letters a different color, so Greyson wanted his a different color too, and Mike still needed to paint Garett's, so he has been painting them for a couple weeks now. They are finally done and all ready to be hung, so after Mike got home from Drill, he hung them all up, and the boys are so excited to have them up!

Moving

So now that Mike and I have moved downstairs (See previous post), we had a LOT more space upstairs to spread out! So, this is what we did...

New light in the dining room (kinda blurry...)

No more toys in the Living room!

The boy's old room is now our computer room...(More details to come)

The boys are now in our old room, and Garett is in the crib!

And the boys in their new room now. They are all in the same room

We are still waiting for the baby monitor that we ordered yesterday to come, so I can sleep better downstairs knowing that I can hear them and help them if needed.

Next for our little house, moving the desk, computer and movies from the dining room into the boy's old room and now the new office/craft room and then cleaning out the other room that is done in the basement and setting it up to become Gavin's room (he is SO EXCITED to move down there with us!)

Kitchen and Dining Room Remodel

We are on a Remodel Roll at our house...

We got our tax return at the end of February.  At the beginning of March we set out to find some wood flooring that we liked and that wouldn't break the bank.  We ended up at Lumber Liquidators and found the perfect flooring that was only $1.29 Square Foot.  It is a discontinued flooring, but that's okay.  We ordered 270 Square feet hoping our math was correct and we would have enough.

The wood came in on Friday the 13th of March, so we went to pick it up and started our demolition.  On Saturday, we started laying the wood at about 1 pm and stapling it into the floor.  Thanks for the help Chuck and Glen we finally finished the kitchen at around 9pm Saturday night.  On Sunday we started in the dining room.  It went a lot faster in the dining room and we were done with it about 7pm on Sunday.  Then we had to put everything back and clean up.

I am so proud of us for doing this.  We did it all on our own with a little bit of help and we did it all in one weekend with 3 crazy boys to entertain.  At the beginning of the year, I told Mike that I was sick and tired of moping my kitchen floor because it didn't ever get clean.  So we made the plan to update our floor, and we stuck with in and did it.  And it only cost us about $600.  I love my floor now!

Before Kitchen

Demolition

After Kitchen

Before Dining Room

After Dining Room

Lights

Speaking of Bunk Beds.  We got them at Ikea and so Mike wanted to get lights to go on their beds so that they could see in the middle of the night when they needed to get up to go potty or something.  So, I had to take a picture of a night with the lights on.  I couldn't sleep in a room like this.  Our room is black!

Look at this cute little guy!

The Reading Nook

A couple years ago (literally) after Gavin turned 1 we went to Ikea and bought this cute little 2 seater table.  We got it for a good price and thought one day we would have a play room or something for the kids to use it for reading and homework.  Well, 2+ years later, we finally made room in the boys room for a reading nook and today got it all put together and the final touches on it:)

 

 

 Beginning product with the table and chairs

 

 

End product, with table and chairs, (spice racks) book shelves and "read" letters. The boys (and I) love it!

Big Boy Bed

We finally got Gavin into his toddler bed. It has been a rough couple of nights with him getting used to it & also he has had a cold, so that hasn't been helping. Also, he hasn't napped in it yet, so we have GOT to get something figured out. Anywho, I am sure in the next week or so he will be all used to it! Gavin is in a Big Boy Bed now!

Gavin's Room Update...Last One!

This will be the last Gavin room update, because it is FINISHED! Finally! & it has been done for about a month now, but you do what you can. We got a new crib since the last time we posted about his room. It is a 4 in 1 bed that he will be able to use forever if he wants to & converts to a full size bed. It also has a changing table attached & underneath the changing table is a laundry basket. Also underneath the crib is a trundle drawer for more storage! We got it for a GREAT deal & couldn't pass it up! We have also finished putting up the letters for Gavin's name & the Cars stickers. I love his room & it is a true boys room! I am glad it is done! Enjoy the pictures!

LG Room Update

I have so much to blog about, but am so exhausted when I put Gavin down for the night I have only wanted to do 1 post at a time, so I can go to bed & get the most sleep I can. So here is my blog post for the day. A LG room update. We are ALMOST done with his room. All we have left to do is hang his letters for his name above his crib & hang the Cars clock & the rest of the Cars decals & we will be officially done! I can't wait & we hopefully will have it done this weekend, right before he turns 3 months. Here are some updated pictures. If you look really closely at the ones with his crib, you can see him sleeping in it. Enjoy!