Star Wars Room Surprise

After working all day and keeping him banned from his room, Big Brother finally got to unveil his surprise. His very own STAR WARS ROOM! Many photos below show some of the details. It was a lot of fun designing and creating his new room. I think it was a hit! (The photos were taken at night, I'll try to update them in better light soon!)

A vinyl above the bed, star wars pillow case and a handmade bulletin board with photos of friends and family.

close up of bulletin board

My favorite view of the room

Love these vinyl letters (from Ebay) that say "May the force be with you"

His name made on wooden letters with Star Wars paper modge podged on!

I love the planet mobile from Pottery Barn Kids. The shelf is full of Lego sets he's created and photos of having fun with family are above the shelf.

A banner I made that didn't look good anywhere else- so ended on the bed!

More Lego Star Wars space ships to come here!

We spent the night looking up into the glow in the dark stars and planets. He loves his new room - can you tell?

May the force be with me!

Why does my house look like it's been invaded by stormtroopers and aliens from galaxies beyond? Because by Saturday night, I'll have made a 6 year old boy's dreams come true with a

STAR WARS BEDROOM

&

STAR WARS BIRTHDAY PARTY (for 15 boys!)

Stay tuned for more updates!

And to prove that this whole Star Wars craze has gone to my head too, check out my new car decals!

I got them HERE. 

So far, I've gotten a few compliments from the roller skating boys at Sonic! 

I think they're super cute!

(The stickers are cute- not the roller skating boys, in case you were wondering ;-)

Labor Day

Hope you had a great long weekend. We were busy- not much resting, but a fun weekend in all! We spent Sunday evening with our neighbors in the front yard roasting marshmallows and making S'mores. We seriously have the best neighborhood! My dad had never seen anyone making S'mores in the front yard. It must be a Colorado thing! (Don't expect great photos! I haven't figured this whole taking photos in the dark thing yet!)

Then, it was off to the Rockies Game on Monday. The weather was great, but we all wore pants (because Mommy thought a forecast of 71 sounded cold!) Well, everyone was sunburned and hot (and mad at Mommy!) Nonetheless, it was a high scoring, fun-filled game and the Rockies won! 

Thanks Dad, for coming out and spending time with us. We had a great weekend! Miss you!

Happy Fall!

Well, it's not quite fall, and with high's in the 90's today, it didn't feel like fall, but we started our fall traditions anyways! My dad is visiting and we headed out to Penrose to Happy Apple Farms. This is our third year in a row and every time is more fun than the last! We picked 3 pints of raspberries and many pounds of apples. It was a fun day. Enjoy the photos below!

When little brother looks at the picture of the sun above, he puts on his sunglasses because he thinks it's too bright!

The raspberries were so good we couldn't keep the kids from eating them right off the vine!

YUM!

Happy Friday

It is a Happy Friday. After 3 weeks of traveling, home only for 3 days. Daddy is on his way home tonight, with a little breather from the road. We're all looking forward to settling back into our little family routines and being back together again. Happy weekend to you all!

And just to leave with a little smile, some things heard around our house this week:

• Please don't wipe your nose on my shorts.
• You tucked your shorts into your socks.

(The above were not said to me!)

• I think it's time to get to know the girls better in class. I think tomorrow I'll play with only girls.
• This girl in school calls me "Dude". I don't think she knows my name. Why does she call me "dude?"
• We do so much writing in school- actually TOO MUCH writing. But, I never stop writing, NEVER. I just keep writing and writing even when my hand hurts.

(The last were said by big brother while contemplating school.)

:) Happy Weekend!

Holy Braces, Batman!

First, let me preface this with a couple of things:

     1. I know this poor boy is making minimum wage flipping burgers every night.

     2. I know this was a free event at the local Mc D's.

(Who me? Have high expectations?)

But, given his super-hero powers and all, wouldn't you think BATMAN of all people wouldn't need BRACES?

I took the boys tonight for Dinner With Batman and brought along our neighbor friend. For all the balloon pokes into the eye he endured, I sure hope they gave the poor boy a raise tonight!

And just to finish the evening off right, yet another sword battle, with little brother as the main target. 

How bad is it that my 2 year old says daily, "Got you Mommy, now you dead, ha ha ha?" {Insert evil laugh here!}

The night was a hit even if everyone figured out he was just wearing some costume! Though, it wasn't the braces that gave it away, surprisingly! My oldest said "The real Batman fits into his shirt and pants. That Batman's clothes were all loose!"

RISE and NOT SO SHINE

I love this little guy beyond words and he is very sweet, but 5:15 AM every day is getting very old.....

TGIF and thank goodness Daddy is home!

Finally, after 12 days on the road for work, Daddy is home. We had a great day reconnecting and spending time. He rode bikes to school with big brother. He was so excited. I could hear him chattering as they rode off. Then after school, we headed over to Elitches, just to find they were CLOSED! So, we spent a few hours at The Children's Museum, had some dinner, and now having a Star Wars movie night. Not a bad Friday! One more week of travels and then we're hoping for a break! Happy Weekend!

Laundry Room Makeover {DIY Projects!}

With Max being gone, we have new found space in our laundry room. Combine that with my love of searching DIY blogs we had our work cut out for us. We started with painting. Here's Big Brother doing some prep work:

Next, I bought a very ugly and used bench from the Habitat for Humanity resale store for $20. Kevin thought I was crazy, but let me do it anyways! We sanded, spray painted, and made cushion from these directions: http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/07/lets-build-it-karas-amazing-diy-ottoman/. Here's the before and a few afters...

The coloring is a bit yellow- we have horrible lighting in there- but you still get the idea!

Next, I made a scheduling center on the wall with whiteboard schedules and a bulletin board. I also made this scripture memory "thing"- Deuteronomy 6:5-7

So, here's the final outcome! If it would only stay so organized! At least I'm trying :)