Peter's New Bedroom

I finally finished hanging the pictures on the wall in Peter's new room so I thought that I would share pictures of the completed room. It is painted the same color as the nursery and I decorated everything with this awesome cobalt blue. I got the toddler bed from a friend that just happens to match his dresser. The room feels huge with so little furniture in it. Peter really seems to love it. The first night we put him in his new room was also the first night that he slept in the toddler bed. At first he laid right down in the bed and was okay but when he realized that he was supposed to stay there he freaked out a bit, Andrew comforted him and he fell asleep and has been fine ever since. One thing about having him in a toddler bed is that he gets out of bed in the morning when he wakes up and comes into our room and wakes us up. Most of the time it's around 6:30 which isn't too bad but a few days he's come in at 5:30 which isn't okay and so we get him his milk and a new diaper and have him walk with us back to his bedroom to go back to sleep. 

Nap time is a bit different than bed time. In the beginning it was a bit of a fight to get him to go to his room and stay in there and sleep so we had to lock the door. Some days he'll just sleep on the floor behind the door and others he'll stay napping in his bed. Most days now we don't need to lock the door and he stays in bed. One way that I get him to go to his room to take a nap is I ask him where his doggy and kitty are and he runs to his room finds them and climbs into bed and cuddles his stuffed animals. 

The bay windows with curtains. They don't keep out all the light but they really help with keeping the temperature down. Darn west facing windows. 

I put up the letters and Andrew asked why I named another room Peter. 

The closet. :)

Peter loves having a mirror in his room and I love that he can't knock it over anymore. 

He kept his dresser and the pictures on his wall. 

Peter napping in his bed. 

This is a frequent sight after nap time even if he sleeps in his bed.

The Painted Kitchen & Living Room

My lovely green kitchen

We painted the wall the beige/yellow so there would be a differentiation between the kitchen and the arch.

We did the same thing on the other side of the kitchen, it's a lot easier to change colors in a corner.

My lovely green arch.

My other lovely green arch. 

It's interesting how different lighting will affect the way a color looks. 

My awesome inset. From these pictures it looks like I used 3 different colors but the beige/yellow are all the same color. 

Sneak Peek

We painted our living room and hallway honey beige and I'm slowly working on putting the decor back up. So here's a sneak peek of how it looks.

The primary reason we painted is because we had the nasty flat white paint that the builders use because it's cheap and our walls were filthy with no real way to clean them. Plus I've never really lived somewhere where I've been able to experiment with colors on the walls.


I should also say thanks to Amanda and Autumn for inspiring/pushing me to get it done. 

New Blue Bathroom

Last Saturday I finally decided on a color for the guest bathroom and I actually went and bought a gallon of paint to do the job. I had plans to start painting right away but forgot about all the prep work that goes into painting so I ended up painting Sunday evening after Peter went to bed. I got the first coat done and then didn't start on the second coat until last night. I was finally able to put my bathroom back together this morning. I ended up using about 2/3rds of gallon for both coats. It's funny how painting the bathroom has inspired me to finish painting the rest of my house and I actually bought the paint for the kitchen and the living room/hallway/office and primer to paint the 3rd bedroom (which will become Peter's room when the baby comes) the same color as Peter's room.

Before

After (I don't know why there's a light spot in the picture 'cause it's not really there)

Peter wanted to be in the picture

Peter was crying but stopped so he could smile for the camera.

Check Out The Curtains I Made

http://morganmadestuff.blogspot.com/2009/06/curtains.html

Writing on the Wall

I got these super fun foam letters at Joann's. They're crooked but I'm told that gives them character. This picture helps make the green look not so bright. :) After I put these up Andrew said, "I didn't realize we name our son after this room." Goof ball! :)

We've Gone Green!!!

I finally decided on a paint color for one room! :) Peter's plain white room is now a vibrant green. I've been wanting to paint for a while now and was indecisive on a color. I don't really remember what made me choose green... perhaps it was the Lowes commercial where the mom & dad are looking at colors chips at the store and the lady suggests green because it is calming, then they switch to them painting the room green and the kids are being loud and they get quiet when they enter the room and when the parents turn around they're reading (apparently the boy is reading War & Peace and the girl is reading Sense and Sensibility). Either way I like the green that I chose.

I think we matched the color pretty well.

The room/wall after the 2nd coat of paint (it looked really streaky and ugly after the primer and only one coat of paint).

The curtain fabric next to the wall. I think it's going to look awesome!

Everything all back in the room (minus the futon).

I wasn't sure how the wall hangings were going to look but I really like how it turned out.

Temporary curtains. Even though this window faces north there's still too much light during the day for Peter's naps.

Today is 36 Weeks

Officially I have 4 weeks or 28 days left. We are hoping to have this baby either right on time or a little early. The full moon this month is on the 12th so who knows maybe we'll have the baby around then. :) I'm to the point that I don't think we could be physically anymore ready. We have clothes and diapers and blankets and a place for the baby to sleep. That's all you really need right?

I guess we need a name too. We've got a list and we're working on it. Right now we have more girls names on the list than we do boys names. Which is funny since I have had a bunch of people tell me that they think I'm carrying high so it must be a girl. :) I don't know about that but I can still breathe so I don't think I'm carrying that high.

I haven't really started nesting yet either. Andrew was joking that my nesting will be me telling him what to clean; just because I told him to clean the bathroom before people came over for Thanksgiving. I have been crafting a lot I've finished up one crocheted blanket and putting the finishing touches on another. And I've got quite a few other projects that I need to get finished before Christmas.

This picture is me at 35 weeks and 4 days and yes the pants are supposed to be capris.

Watch Andrew's Trees Grow

Andrew is monitoring the growth of his trees based on these pictures. The interesting thing is all of the trees are expected to grow to about 15-16 feet tall.

Tangelo Tree

Lemon Tree

Red Grapefruit Tree

White Peach Tree

Asian Pear Tree

Pot Rack and Trees

Two of Andrew's brothers and their families came down to our house and hung out with us on Saturday. Us girls spent our time talking and playing with the kids and the boys found some "handy" things to do around the house. :) They helped Andrew hang our pot rack and plant the last two trees and install the drip hoses for watering the trees.

Andrew finding the studs in ceiling.

Jared helping Andrew measure.

The pot rack with our pot & pans on it.

All 5 trees in the ground.

Andrew's Fruit Trees

Ever since we knew we were moving to Arizona we knew that we wanted fruit trees in our yard. Andrew has been particularly excited about it and he's been doing a lot of research about fruit trees in Arizona, etc. On Saturday we went to the Nursery to pick out some fruit trees for our backyard. We asked all our questions and walked around and thought about it for a while and decided to pick out the trees we wanted. We ended up picking out: Lemon, Tangelo, Red Grapefruit, White Peach and Asian Pear trees. The trees are all dwarf except the Asian Pear tree; we chose to do this because we didn't want to have to climb really high to get our fruit. They are also all self pollinating which is nice because we didn't have to buy two of the same kind of tree to get fruit. In fact the Lemon tree and the Grapefruit tree already have fruit on them, they're not ripe but should be in 4 months or so as long as the trees don't drop the fruit. Citrus trees will do that but other fruit trees won't.

The trees were delivered yesterday (a down fall of not having a pickup truck) and Andrew came home and went out in his work clothes and started digging a hole. We needed to go grocery shopping and I knew that if we didn't go right away he would get too into digging the holes and planting the trees that we would never make it to the store. I forget how early it gets dark since it's fall and we don't do day light savings time down here (personally I think we should spring forward and then stop changing the time). Anyway it was dusk when we got home but Andrew was determined to plant at least one tree last night and he did. One thing you need to know about digging in Arizona is it's very difficult because the ground is very hard. Our backyard has about 6 inches of "digable" dirt until we get down to the hard pack, which Andrew discovered. Someone commented to us that if you want to dig a hole in Arizona you do it during the monsoon season other wise you're not really digging you're chipping and hacking. To cure the digging issue Andrew soaked the ground and then planted the Tangelo tree. The hole for the Lemon tree was a little different he started digging that hole when he was done planting the Tangelo tree and soaked it in water and then he had me fill the hole with water before he got home today so it would be easier to dig.

He will probably get the Grapefruit tree into the ground tomorrow and the peach and pear trees on Saturday.

All Our Fruit Trees & Fertilizer

Andrew Digging in His Work Clothes

Andrew Watering the Tangelo Tree

The Tangelo Tree in the Ground

Andrew Starting to Dig the Hole for the Lemon Tree with a Flashlight in his Mouth

The Lemon Tree in the Ground

Funny story; Andrew came home from work today and asked if I had blogged about the fruit trees yet. I said no, why don't you do it? His response? You do it so much better, and if you do it, it will actually get done. I think it's funny, and so here is Andrew's exciting news as told by me. :)

It's a Crib!!!

We went to the Mesa Temple today (we got our reccomends renewed this week) and afterwards we went to Ikea since it is realatively close to the Temple.

We were primarily looking for cheap fabric to make slip covers for our 2 couches (they are cat damaged). We found some fabric that we liked but it wasn't cheap enough for us (to make it worth it for me make them instead of buy them), so we'll keep looking. We were also semi-looking for a dresser for me and a crib for baby. We didn't find a dresser but we did find a crib. Hurray!!! The crib matches the dresser/changing table we got previously at Ikea. And in true Andrew fashion we put it together soon after we got home. :) I really like it and now that we have that and the mattress I can start making the fitted sheet and the bumpers with the cute fabric I have. I'm really excited!!! :)

I think I'm going to leave the room like this; the futon is underneath the window and the closet is behind me and the door is to the left. What do you think?

Humpty Dumpty Is Back Together Again!!!

It only took 3 weeks and 1 day to finally get the house looking like it's ours. Hurray!!! I am just like my mom in the fact that I don't like living out of boxes. Here are the pictures promised of our new home all "put together". The one thing that still needs to be done is figure out where the smaller pictures are going to go. We've already hung the large mirror (which I can't see myself in because it's too high) and the painting Andrew got from a model home when he was moving houses. There's also one more fan that needs to be hung in the craft room. So stick a fork in it, it's done!!!

Our Living Room
You can see the stack of pictures, that need to be hung, to the right of the entertainment center.

Our Kitchen & Dining Room
Andrew hung our lid racks from Ikea next to the kitchen window and we're waiting for the hanging pot rack to arrive. Then all the plastic ware in the box between the counter and the shelves can finally be put away.

Our Dining Room
I love my homemade spice rack and shelves. We're using the small round table in here because it's round and I wanted the rectangle table in the craft room.

The Nook Above our Hallway
I'm glad I had something to put up there, though I'm thinking about switching the yellow vase on the end with the orange vase on the other end.

Our Bedroom
The walls are really boring but I'm sure some of the pictures will be hung in here.

The Other Half of Our Bedroom
I found the vanity at an Ebay store for really cheap and free shipping! It was brand new in the original box.

Our Bathroom
The one issue that I have with this bathroom is the counters are "executive" height and I'm not.

Our Shower

Part of Our Closet
Since my dresser was always meant to be the baby's dresser I am now using plastic drawers for those items that don't hang up well.

Another Part of Our Closet
Andrew gets the top bar & shelf and I get the bottom for obvious reasons. :)

Our Hall/Coat Closet
All of our coats are in this closet and we haven't had a need for one yet. I've got a lovely wool coat that I'm not sure the next time I'll get to wear it, it doesn't get that cold in Arizona.

The Baby's Room
There's not much going on here and it isn't arranged the way it will be when it's a nursery. Everything is just hanging out until we start buying baby stuff.

All The Baby Stuff We Have
It's really kind of sad; we've been focusing our attention on getting all our stuff out of boxes that we haven't really bought anything for baby. Except the box of baby wipes, there was a coupon at Costco for them.

The Laundry Room
I originally wanted to put a freezer on the left but there isn't an outlet to plug one in. :(

The Garage
This is our collection of boxes on top of Tim & Megan's china hutch and dining room table and chairs. This is also a teaser shot of Jared's ATV. :)

The Garage (continued)
We're collecting boxes to recycle and those wood frames are what the large breakable items came in. This is the beginning of Andrew's wood collection (again).

The Guest Bathroom
It's decorated in all the stuff from our previous bathrooms since they no longer work with the master bathroom.

The Linen Closet
If you ever come and stay at our house you do not need to bring a blanket or a towel. Some how this has become quite a collection.

The Craft Room
This was the last room to be put together and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

The Craft Room (continued)
I was preparing to do my first sewing project (a basket liner) because I had already cut the pieces out ages ago, but I couldn't make sense of the pieces so the project was postponed. :)