easter

There was egg dying, a fun egg hunt with friends, and of course, a visit from the easter bunny.

The poor easter bunny had to venture last minute to Target because our favorite four year old mentioned twice that he really hoped he got some bubble in his easter basket.  Stinker.

little boys

Yesterday we were finally, FINALLY able to get outside and play.

We did all things boy.  Dig in the dirt, run laps around the yard, tell stories about dinosaurs, and pretend to fight with swords.

And I kind of wondered what mama's of girls do?  We didn't teach Reese about sword fighting or superheroes and we never showed him how to dig in the dirt for buried treasure.  He just does those things.

When we were pregnant with Reese we never had a gender preference.  In fact, I kind of think people who do are silly.  But now that I'm a boy mama I just can't imagine what the other side would have been like.

Because life with this guy is pretty perfect.  

break time

Spring Break is in full force and we are loving it.  I am on the tail end of some nasty sinus junk, so it really couldn't have come at a better time.  I could do without the ever changing weather, though.  Freeze warning the last week of March?  Boo to that.

We spent yesterday morning at the allergist mapping out a new {and hopefully} effective plan for Reese.  I was very impressed at the doctor's thoroughness-- because you know I had a lot of questions.

A little later today we are headed for a preschool interview.  Fingers crossed that when Reese has to demonstrate his scissor skills he uses paper, not his pants.

The rest of the week we have plans to work on hallway projects, purge old magazines {why is throwing them away so hard?}, and clean out Reese's closet.  It's a mess in there.  His closet is large, which is fabulous, but that means there's been a lot of room for pushing too small clothes to the side.

Mama picked up some school clothes for him this weekend to add to the shorts I've ordered from Old Navy.  I like to spread out my purchases for him and that I also have two categories for his clothes: school and non-school.  His bottoms fall into both categories, but his shirts not so much.  Over the last month or so I've picked up some shirts from mini-boden {love them and the quality!} and crewcuts {jcrew kid's line--on super sale because I'm not crazy}, plus some polo's scored at tjmaxx.  But those all are non-school shirts.  Belk usually disappoints me in the limited boys options, but Saturday we hit the jackpot.  And most of it was 55% off.

Reese also thinks we are going to camp outside {he's mistaken} and practice hunting eggs {see above on freeze warning}.  I also promised him a trip to the cupcake store and a lunch date with his Daddy.  

This morning I enjoyed my cartoon snuggler, while sipping my coffee, and vowed to start every morning this week the exact same way.  Time passes in a blink, y'all.

springy

Allergies are a bear at our house.

The sneezing, Allegra taking, and Nasonex snorting is never ending. And the cough?  So over it already.

But being outside is just so stinking fun.

We've been cooped up in the house going on four days now.  Reese spent Sunday feeling crummy and running fever, Monday at the pediatrician's office being tested for the flu {he was SO not a fan of having a swab rammed up his nose}, and yesterday at the ENT.  Not to mention the every four hours nebulizer treatments.

Having a sick kid is just no fun.  Balancing medicine schedules, work schedules, and the stress that comes from all that makes for one cranky family.

But we started a round of antibiotics late yesterday for what we now believe is a sinus infection.  Too much yucky in his head with nowhere to go but into his chest.  Poor buddy.  Antibiotics combined with the steroids seem to be helping tremendously, though, so it's back to school for both of us tomorrow.

I guess this means I need to soak up this day of snuggling, cartoon watching, and Pinterest surfing.

home project:: hallway

Project renovate our yucky hallway started yesterday.

Our hallway is really long.  And dark with a tint of yellow.  Attractive, right? We live a ranch style house so every room opens into the hallway.   Currently, the hallway has three separate cased doorways; one from the family room into the actual hall, one midway down, and it ends at the back bedroom. There are seven additional doors that also open into it and two sets of closets.

Here is a picture from before we purchased the house:

We painted it a light tan when we first bought the house, and although I love the color in the family room {Sherwin Williams Rice Grain}, in the hall it looks yellow. It's primarily due to the lack of light.

Lofton and I sat down a few weeks ago and made a list of projects for freshening the hall-- recessed lights, painting the ceiling and attic fan, crown molding, wainscoting, and a new wall paint color. 

Work started yesterday!  And by work, I mean we spent an hour at Home Depot followed by three subsequent trips to pick up things Lofton forgot.  Regardless, the front part of the hallway is much brighter.  He added two recessed lights to that section and removed a fixture from 1958.  We have another fixture {bought on super clearance at Home Depot almost a year ago} ready to go, but the drywall had to be patched first. See the second photo below.

It's kind of amazing how much brighter things look with the two lights installed.  The back of the hall is next.

You can actually tell how yellow the back hall looks now compared to the front.

Then it will be molding time.  Lofton installed wainscoting in our dining room at the old house, so doing it down the hallway should be a fast process.  I've already agreed to be on paint duty for the attic fan.