Playroom Makeover!

I have been wanting to decorate our playroom in a really fun way since June when we moved in! We are extremely lucky to have this space and it is VERY much used! So, I wanted it to be fun--AND organized! I love color and I decided I wanted a lot of it! I don't remember where I got the idea but I had decided that I wanted to decorate with dots and told Kris that I wanted to paint dots all over the walls. Of course, he wasn't too thrilled with the idea as he saw in that a lot of work for himself and was afraid that they would be hard to paint over if someone ever wanted to repaint the room. So, I had to look for another way to get my dots. I found a great sight online that sells all kinds of repositional wall stickers. So, I got my dots and lots of color too!!! They are great!

Here are a few BEFORE pictures of the room-very plain and white.

I love our couch that we have in here, by the way. It will lay down flat and makes a great place for guests to stay!

Hannah really wanted to help her daddy paint last weekend. She got to do it for a little bit! We decided to go with a cool blue color all over the walls. I really love the color!

Here are the AFTER pictures! I absolutely love how it turned out!!! It is so fun and cheerful to me! Lincoln's little eyes were taking it all in after he saw it! Hannah was excited probably cause I was so excited! Ha!

I found the balls that we hung from the ceiling at Michael's for $1 each. I love cheap but cute decorations!!! The wall above the piano holds a collage that Kelly's Photography did of our family pictures back in November. I'll put more black and white photos around it over time. I love the red curtains. They were just from Target. Oh and we got the little toy storage unit by the piano at Target as well.

I love my Cubicles storage units from Target. We've had them for a while and they are great for organizing toys and books! The kids can get them out easily too.

We moved the couch to a different position which I wasn't sure I would like at first, but it kind of sections off the room. I think it works! Kris and I were able to lay it down flat and prop pillows up against the wall and watch a movie the other night. It was great!

Every once in a while I get creative. I found this multi-colored dots tissue paper in the dollar section at Target. I bought these frames at Michaels for $1 each, painted one green and one red and stuck the tissue paper to each one. The little wooden train and flower were less than $1 each. I like how they turned out. I need to get my pictures in them now!!

I had some canvases and paint already and so I painted these two pictures for one of the walls. The frames were inexpensive from Wal-mart.

All in all, it really wasn't that expensive and not too time consuming either! Now we have a really fun place to hang out and play everyday!

After LIFE Group

What do we do after LIFE Group on Wednesday nights? Sometimes we just chit chat and eat dessert. Other times we play Rock Band. (I took these pictures because of how cute Hannah was. She gets right in the middle of it, plays her guitar, dances, and sings. SO CUTE!)

"Whooah! Livin' on a prayer...."

Two little drummer boys.

Sometimes we fix each others hair. (Poor Breck!)

I left the best for last. Sometimes we wrestle/dog pile.

That's Jackson down there on the bottom. He thought it was hilarious for a while!

Having second thoughts, maybe...

"Momma! Get him off me!!!!"

We have so much fun!!!! We love our LIFE Group!!!!

There's no place like home...

Hannah and Lincoln, this is the home I grew up in. I lived here until I went off to college--about 20 years! It was a WONDERFUL place to live!


This was the backyard! It used to hold many emus (big birds kind of like ostriches), believe it or not! Your Pappaw used to raise them! Before that, me and your uncles and our friends used to ride our scooter and 4 wheeler back here, swing on the swing set, play in the sand box, play with the many dogs/cats we had growing up, play "The Dukes of Hazard", ride our bikes, play basketball and baseball, and many other fun things! I will never forget those times! How fun it was to be a kid! We lived in a wonderful neighborhood and had great neighborhood playmates! We rode our bikes and scooter all over that neighborhood without a care in the world! Those were the days!

On the weekends, we'd always go down to my Papaw and Mamaws' house in Cass, Texas (my dad's parents). It was about a 30 minute drive from our house. They lived on a farm and raised cows. They always had gardens. There were always cousins to play with. My cousins, brothers, and I had so much fun playing in the barn, playing hide-n-seek, feeding the cows, and getting into whatever we could find! I have so many memories from those days!

Fast forward some 10+ years after I left home. My parents owned about 20 acres of land not a mile from our house. Dad always wanted to build a house on it. Well, late last year, he finally did! He and my Mom built a brand new house on their farm. Here it is!

Dad has a couple of barns for all his hay and tractors! He is living his dream! He and my mom have cows and are planning a BIG garden this year! Dad and my brothers both just purchased 4 wheelers. There is plenty of room to ride!! I had SO much fun this weekend riding these things! The kids enjoyed it too!

Silly girl! She was just so happy this weekend! I could really tell she was having a blast just being outside!
Opening their Valentine from Uncle Wes!

A little Color Wonder from Mommy and Daddy!

Lincoln getting to work!

Hannah was serious about the coloring!

More 4 wheeler riding! This time with Pappaw!

Lincoln was a little scared of the cows. He didn't want to get too close! I am loving that my kiddos get to experience a little bit of what I did as a kid, going to my grandparents farm and soaking in everything about it--the cows...

the garden...

the tractors....

and getting to be with family! Here is Hannah helping Uncle Wes clean the swing so they can hang it on the front porch. She probably talked his ear off during this. I watched her. She was just chatting away and working really hard at cleaning the swing.

Hannah also helped her MiMi make Valentine cookies on Saturday!

The best part. Everyone is exhausted from the days activities! This was probably the only time Lincoln was still the entire weekend. Oh, he was a booger--getting into everything!

So, Hannah and Lincoln, my hope for you is that you can enjoy getting to experience your grandparents' farm just like I did growing up. I pray you make many wonderful memories there! I know for me looking back, there is just no place like home and the memories I have there!

Couples Bunko 2009!

Last night we had our annual Valentine's Couples Bunko at Amy's. This year Amy had the idea for us to all come dressed up as a Famous Couple! We had so much fun laughing at everyone!!! What a blast! Thanks Amy for such a fun evening! Now...enjoy the pictures!!!

Napoleon Dynamite and Deb (Tim and Jennifer)

Sonny and Cher (Stephanie and John)

Simon and Paula (Mike and Stacey)

Adam and Eve (Ryan and Cortney)

Thing 1 & Thing 2 (Me and Kris)

Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson (Jason and Joelle)

Prince Charles and Princess Diana (Jason and Amy)

Edward and his following (from the movie Twilight) (Frank and Rachel)

Hockey Players (Amy and Toby)

Us again just so you can see the crazy hair!

And the winner was..... (They were HILARIOUS!!!)

Kris and I got 2nd place and Adam and Eve were 3rd! There were some GREAT costumes!!