progress

This weekend was all about making progress – apparently the ‘chatos’ are on their way and if we don’t start getting some stuff done around here a.s.a.p. they’re going to have to sleep out in the new car (which we still haven’t bought, but pasos cortos… everything gets done eventually).

To that end, my sainted husband decided to paint the boys room himself.  After much nagging/complaining/cajoling/begging/general being-a-pain-ness from yours truly I can honestly say he did a bang-up job.  (I think it also helped that we bought really good paint this time as well).  He was super careful, didn’t get any paint on the trim or carpeting, covered everything in tarps and we only had to listen to Tom Petty blasting from the ipod for a short while.  Whew.

before shot – the room was a nice neutral beige/light brown.  nothing spectacular, but not offensive in any way either. (when we moved in, emilia’s room was a bright coral color that made you nauseous almost the instant you looked at it).

after – the bed is going to stay in there at least through my dad’s visit this week.  the room’s a lovely cozy blue – coordinates with the quilts A is making (fabric is blue and chocolate brown).

Now I’m not a huge fan of change and there’s a lot of it going on around here so I recognize that I just have to deal with it.  My girl’s not too big on change as well.  As you see in the above picture, Marcus put the glider that’s been in Emi’s room in the boys’ room.  Emi was very adamant that it was her chair, but since she was finally willing to relinquish it to her brothers, she got to have her kitchen moved in to her room.  She’s wanted her kitchen in her room for forever – her friends Betsey and Kyrie have their kitchens in their rooms and she thought that was just the coolest ever (plus it makes it ‘her’ toy she doesn’t necessarily have to share all the time with her hermanitos).

*Note – Marcus took the following pictures.*

taking advantage and cloroxing the kitchen pieces – can’t remember the last time we did that.  yuck.

Of course, afterwards, despite it being late and all, Emilia needed to get some playtime in with her kitchen.  I like to call this next series of pictures “a girl’s gotta eat before she hits the club (or the streets)”

shoes courtesy ‘ms. claitlin’ – an early bday present.  marcus was mortified which just made it even funnier.

one of the many ‘osos’ (bears) sitting ready to enjoy a lovely meal.