Bedrooms on a Budget

We have been working on getting Adam's new room finished and the nursery ready for a baby girl. We have been trying to do this as cheaply as possible. We recycled and repainted what we could from the old rooms and I made the curtains in both rooms. I do not claim to have an eye for decorating, let alone the hand to put it together. But, I think our ideas came together nicely. One day we will get new closet doors in place of these old ugly ones. Adam's room looks so grown up compared to his room we just moved him out of. I love the cubby organizer. Adam can easily get to the toys he wants and is beginning to grasp the concept of organizing back into the correct bins to put them away. Here is a peek at the rooms!

Hot New Wheels - or should we say old?

Josh's parents were cleaning out a storage unit and came across this car that belonged to Josh when he was little. Adam immediately became attached and we have had a hard time coaxing him into the house ever since. It came out of storage quite dirty and we haven't had a chancet o clean it yet. Rain or shine (which has been all rain and cold) he is out there in his car. It is so cute to see his little feet push as fast as they can. He will say "bye, mom. See soon". Then he puts his book or other collectibles in the back and heads off down the sidewalk. He will stop at the mail box and check the mail and then continue on to "gammas house". Who knows how far he will go, I always have to turn him around unwillingly to head back to home. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the great find!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

We had Mickey Mouse at our house this year for Halloween. Adam wasn't sure of what to make of all the costumes, but it sure didn't take him long to figure out that treats were involved.

Our Little Mouse - don't you love the cheeks full of candy.

These pics were taken with cousin Brielle at Grandma and Grandpa's trunk-or-treat. When we first arrived, they both just stared at everyone dressed up - they were trying to figure out what in the world was going on. We could not get them to take their eyes off the characters and look at us for a picture. It was fun to watch their reaction.

"Mom, did you just say there is candy in those cars?" We're out of here.


It was funny to watch them as they started to get candy - Adam still eyed everyone and was very cautious. As soon as Brielle was given some candy she didn't care what they looked like - she went after the candy like crazy. She had over half a basket and Adam had only 6 pieces of candy when we got back to our car. :)

Grandpa gave them some dried fruit leather for their first "treat". We couldn't get them to give it up to take their pictures.


This Halloween stuff can be exhausting!