Visit from the Tooth Fairy

The big "event" finally occurred.  Brielle lost her first tooth!

It has been doing that nasty thing where they just barely dangle on by a corner, because the child is too scared.  But I finally convinced her to let me pull it out.

Because she was afraid and kept jerking her head away when I'd touch it, we had her lay on the couch with her head on my lap and hold Marty's hand.  Before she could got get out any complaints, I had the tooth out and she was THRILLED. 

She was hoping the tooth fairy would turn her tooth into a kid car (Power Wheel). 

I told her fat chance (using kinder words).

So she said, "Okay, maybe a rocking horse."

I told her there's no way those things would fit under her pillow.  She said she wouldn't mind her pillow being lumpy and having to lay funny for one night.

The Tooth Fairy left her $1.

She was THRILLED!

 

Kids are funny like that.

Living Room Re-Do: Part II - The FINAL Product

Phew...that was fun (in a strange, had to work harder than expected, way!)

We have had the same living room furniture/decor for basically our entire marriage.  And while I realize that isn't really a big deal, I get antsy and like change (in small forms...no more huge change would be fine with me).  New throw pillows, new picture frames, stuff like that.  But this year, it was finally time to go BIG with the changes to the living room. As a family of 5, we no longer all fit on our one couch, (or at our dining table...but for now the baby is in a high chair, so we make it work) our TV was starting to get fuzzy lines going through the screen (what do you expect from a SWEET 27" old tube tv?), my throw pillows were starting to come apart at the seems...and since I'm such a seamstress I didn't do anything about it, and basically everything was just starting to feel worn out.

So...I changed it all!  YEAH!  We sold, bargain hunted, exchanged, rearranged and bought.  And our living room is now complete.

So I went back to when I had taken pictures of the living room when we first moved here and tried to take the after pictures from the same spot in the room. Unfortunately it's been GLOOMY around here, so the lighting isn't good.  I did my best to do a quick brightening of them with a photo editor, but it's the best I can do.  

So...I give you the transformation!

Before:

After:

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After: 

(Not much changed except finally hanging up my new shelf I got for Christmas.)

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After:  
(This isn't in the same spot in the room anymore, but this is the new entertainment center...boy did my husband get SPOILED.  He's lucky he found such a ridiculous deal on this stuff.) The lighting is TERRIBLE in this picture, it's a dark hole of a corner.

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After:

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After:

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After:
(Not much change, still a bit of a catch all for stuff. :P)

A better shot of our sectional that we are LOVING!

And a close up of my crazy pillow that I fell in love with and got.

We're loving it!  The couch is great, although everyone still tends to congregate on top of each other near the chaise lounge part.  The TV is a HUGE improvement from our old one, although even with the size of it the kids still sit right up close.  It just feels nice to have a "big change".

A Break from Working

 We took a little break from working on the living room  to play outside today.  It was definitely much needed.

I tried to take the opportunity to get some 1 year old pictures of Addison (a couple months late)...that went a bit like this:

Catch me if you can!

Hey, what are the neighbors doing?

Not willing to let go of the ball, even when trying to stand up.

So then I remembered how much she loves the trampoline, and thought for SURE I'd get some good ones on there.  No worries, the tramp has a net enclosure and I risked my life and well-being to get on the tramp with the children. 

At first I wasn't so sure I was right about her loving it.

But THEN she started having fun.

Unfortunately "fun" doesn't always equal "good pictures".

(Brielle isn't as close to Addison as the picture looks, she is not about to body slam the baby.)

Staring at the ground laughing

Then Claire was the "monster in the middle".  She took the role very seriously.

But the monster got a little flirtatious. 

Brielle finally stopped long enough for me to get a picture of her.  She's growing up TOO FAST!

SO glad the rain stopped and the sun was out today.  

Definitely helped pass the time and make some kids a little happier.

Now...back to work.

Living Room Re-Do: Part I

Busy.

Sick kids (what's new?)

Rearranging furniture.

Bartering,selling, haggling, buying, exchanging, annoying, happy, excited, waiting.

So much left to do, those design shows that get it done in 30 minutes are obviously not reality. 

Considering painting now?  No...too much work.

Pictures coming...eventually! 

(When we get the last few touches...seriously, this takes longer than I thought!)