Labor of love

Two whole months again since I last posted? I am really slacking aren't I? May seemed to get eaten up with softball EVERYTHING! Between districts, regionals and state, practices and extra team and coaching duties we lived and breathed Titan softball for a month.  I had such a blast and was actually sad when it ended because the team was great this year (finished top 8 in state out of over 90 3A teams) but also just a great group of girls and the boys and Flo really got into as well and loved coming to the games to support myself and the team.

June....where did June go again? Jack finished up his first year of pre-school at Spokane Valley Calvary Christan pre-school which means I only have him at home for one more year until kindergarten. WHAT?!? Its hard to believe that he is almost 4 1/2 already.

We have been pretty busy now that the weather decided that its going to be summer by cramming in library time, sprinklers, parks, our kiddie pool, trampoline and oh yeah....a few projects or two!

 Coop graduated from the tricycle to bike with one impromptu trip to wal-mart when Flo was out of town and now he can keep up with walks and rides around the neighborhood.  He has made HUGE strides in pedaling and steering and can really cruise....braking is another story.  I'll keep you posted.

 The first of two biggest events in our house happened this summer (Cars 2 coming out and baby Wyatt James coming out - in the words of the boys).  Complete with popcorn, m&m's, licorice and new Cars 2 outfits. 

I took the boys downtown to support Daddy for Hoopfest (who's team got 2nd) on Sunday and between the life size otter pops and snow cones we made it.  And, yes that is me sporting my belly with 8 weeks to go (no officially less than 7!!)

And my labor of love so far this summer? Jack's new room down stairs. 

When buying the bunk bed two years ago we envisioned the boys sharing and bliss in our house.  The boys shared for the past two months and yes they loved it but were both so sleep deprived (especially cooper who is a light sleeper) that behavior and lots of happiness went to the wayside. Come to think of it I might know why I haven't blogged in two months....

 So Jack got his sports room in the basement and I spent 4 cans of paint, numerous rollers and brushes and mom hours and turned sold old pieces of furniture scored on craigslist into his cute little vintage sports room.

 That trundle bed and I spent many-a-hours in the garage together sanding, priming, painting and sealing .

 And after staring out like this! and with Flo saying "are you sure this is what you wanted" when the guy dropped it off.  I am pretty excited with how it turned out!

 His new nightstand (which is already getting lots of little trinkets and toys in the drawers as needed) with navy Polk-a-dot knobs.

 Cork squares to hang all his art projects and stuffed animal bin.

 And the monstrous dresser that I got off craigslist with navy knobs.  Built like fort Knox but with scratches in the wood it just wasn't the look I was going for....

 So I turned it from this into my country distressed version (that lets face it - if I don't distress from the start the boys will help me with that later and I will always notice that one or two scratches!)

 So there's his big boy room and for less than $300, instead of going into the bedroom to lecture and put boys back into bed well past 10 and 11 its now quiet again in our house and I am smiling for the first time since they started sharing.  Don't get me wrong....I LOVE LOVE LOVE that they loved sharing a room, but just couldn't take the repercussions it had on my sanity level.  Sleepovers will definitely still happen with a bunk in Coops room and a trundle in Jack's but not with school, or church or doctor's appointments the next day when they need to be little boys and not monsters!:)

so whats next on the agenda? sold the dining room table and chairs and using this for now...because I have my next project in the garage being worked on!!