Renovations!

We did some major backyard renovations this spring that started in late February and actually still isn't complete. We had a ton of weather delays due to it raining practically every week when they started until about June. What little is left to still be completed is actually on OGE and will hopefully be done in the next week or two!

We also gutted our kitchen. This started in April and was complete at the end of June. 

We have been so happy with the results of both renovations! 

Wills' big boy room

Since we are having another boy and the nursery is the closest room to our room, we decided instead of doing a new nursery further away, we would give Wills a new big boy room and keep the nursery as is for Te2. If you spend any amount of time with Wills you will notice that he is obsessed with all things transportation, particularly buses and trains. This is why his birthday was school bus themed and now why his new room is transportation themed. We tried to not theme it out too much, that way when he decides to have an opinion about his room decor, it will be easy to change out. We also decided we were not quite ready for him to be in a toddler bed just yet. We like the idea of him being contained, particularly with the upcoming arrival of baby brother. This means we purchased another convertible crib for his room. This way, when we are ready we can just convert to the toddler bed. Here is hoping that this is still many months away!

Nursery Reveal

Baby Te's Nursery!

Wall Color: Rapture Blue, Sherwin-Williams

Furniture: JC Penney

Bean Bag Ottoman: TJ Maxx (from when Charles was in medical school)

Bedding: Dwell Studio, bought from Albee Baby

Light Fixture: CB2

Owl Always Love You art: Custom made by Summer Shook

Clock: Bed Bath and Beyond

Wall Decal: Little Bird Wall Art, Etsy

Please and Thank You Print: Children Inspire Design, Zulily

ABC print, laundry pail, diaper pail: Target

Recliner: Best Chairs from Rice Furniture in AR (It was about $150 less than if we had bought it in OKC)

Growth Chart: Made by Me!

I am really pleased with the way the nursery turned out. I am super proud of the growth chart. I looked all over for one that was simple with giant numbers on it. Surprisingly difficult, especially when you don't want to pay $50 for one. If any of you ladies with little ones would like one, let me know. I sort of over bought on the fabric :)

Pumpkins

Halloween is this weekend. If you know me, you know how much I LOVE Halloween. I carve/decorate pumpkins every year. There is one that I like to make that is my favorite. It looks like Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. It's easy to make and doesn't seem to go bad as quickly as a traditional carved pumpkin.

Charles decided to get in on the action of carving a traditional pumpkin. We used one of those pattern books and picked one of the easiest ones to do. I didn't want to do a difficult one since Halloween was this weekend. 

Here are our two pumpkins:

The traditional carved pumpkin doesn't look so hot during the day, but I think its cute at night.

Hope every one has a fun and safe Halloween!