The Nursery Reveal- Part 2

So here are some more pics that I promised (better late than never).

Sarah showing how hard we're working, haha.

Ben likes to help daddy but loud noises scare him!

The Misisng Tooth & The Nursery Reveal- Part 1

Before I start this nursery post, I have to brag about Emily. Such is our life... Emily... always on a constant mission to find a very important something that she has misplaced; something so important, so valuable, that she's hidden somewhere so well that not even she can find it. My very beautiful, easily distracted, very forgetful child is trying her best to make baby steps towards 'change'. And although they are very, very tiny baby steps, she is still taking steps nonetheless. I need to remember this, especially when I start losing my patience! With that said, remember the tooth?

You know, the one from last week?

Well, it turns out that Emily placed the tooth in a little plastic sandwich baggie and put it under her pillow so she wouldn't lose it.

Then...  she lost it.

She forgot where she put it twenty minutes prior.

She retraced her steps and still was unsuccessful in finding that damn little yellow tooth.

I gave her 10 different suggestions of where to look. Each time she ventured off to search in said spot, she would return to me even more upset and discouraged than before. Finally, right before I was about to start pulling out my hair give up, I suggested she look under her pillow.

Instantly, she broke out in smile. A very guilty, gosh I feel dumb looking smile. Because, then she remembered she put it there, so she wouldn't forget. She excitedly ran upstairs never to be seen again for the rest of the evening. 

I, for one, enjoyed the last few minutes of peace and quiet before I tucked myself into bed. Taking one last sip of my red wine, I re-lived the last thirty minutes of tooth finding chaos and enjoyed a quite moment of boasting. Proud of myself for saving the night. Thinking to myself .... "God, I'm good. No daddy on earth has mommy skills like that. I am a hero. At least for tonight!"

Okay, that' not really what I thought... I really thought to myself, "SH*T (pardon my french), why didn't I think of that damn'd  pillow sooner? I'd have saved myself and her a whole lotta crying!"

Okay, on with the nursery reveal....

Quotes of the Week & the Case of the Missing Tooth

I just wanted to post something real quick before I go off to bed. It's late and I have to work tomorrow so the rest of the nursery pics will have to wait. For now... I just wanted to share with you the latest and most frequent quotes from each family member this week. It seems that they change as often as our underwear does so I want to blog it before I forget it. With that said, this week, I think I heard at least a kabillion times... (is that even a number?) 

The Nursery is Done

The nursery we've been working on is DONE!!!! D- O- N- E......DONE!!!!

We finished just a few minutes ago...

We went to the river

What have I done????

Pardon the grainy cell phone pic.

Surprise! Riley's Farm

I LOVE surprises, don' t you? In fact, I'm working on a surprise nursery for my good friend right now. She's given little 'ol me the honor of decorating her baby's nursery. She's expecting a boy and has already picked out the theme for his room. I get full reign in there. I can do ANYTHING I want she says!!!! I'm so excited! I have got sooo many ideas to put to use. Sarah is helping as well. And Miguel even showed up earlier this week to do some work in there too!

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas this year was amazing!!!! On Christmas Eve, we went to an evening church service which was indescribably great. Then off we were to Uncle Rigo's. But you'll never believe what happened later on that evening!

I'll tell you the story...