More organizing and purging.

On day three I worked on cleaning up our master bedroom which had been a catching ground for all the extra things from the other rooms in the house. It took me most of the day to get the room picked up, laundry folded and put away plus clean up the master bathroom. I'm happy with it for now but plan to do more purging in those rooms plus our closet.

Reorganizing and Purging: Day 2

A long night with Kaedyn and Becca running fevers meant we couldn't go to the park with friends today. Instead I worked on getting the kids rooms cleaned and organized.

I started in Becca and Kaedyn's room and closet. I had purchased Becca a Tinkerbell room accessory kit on sale for cheap this summer. I used a couple bins from the kit to organize the toy shelf better and the three hook wall hangings to organize Becca's many purses. I also hung a few things of Kaedyn's.

In the closet I went through all the clothes. I was able to remove 7 boxes of clothes they'd out grown and I'd stored in there this spring. I cleaned up the book shelf and brought in another bin to organize some of Kaedyn's toys. Plus I moved a couple of Becca's strollers to the closet to open up space in the room.

I cleaned the walls, door/doorway, and and baseboards in both sets of kids rooms.

I forgot to get before pictures in the boys room but below is the after. They still had a couple bags from the trip I had to clear out, toys that we moved to the play room, I got 3 large bags of Dylan's clothes he'd out grown and hung his new school clothes. Then I went through the top of the closet and their dresser drawers organizing it all.

Their room didn't take me long but I did end up with a trash bag full of trash, not sure how they end up with all that trash in there. Also not sure how they can sleep with sand in their beds. :/ Eww!

Tomorrow I'll conquer my room, closet and bathroom. Which leaves the hall closet, laundry room, toy room, back yard and garage for the weekend and next week.

Reorganizing and purging!

After returning from our six week stay staycation in New Mexico I was on a mission to get our house cleaned up, organized and purged! I was afraid it was going to be a slow going process because I had a week full of activities to catch up with friends here in Texas BUT I ended up being stuck at home because Kaedyn and Becca have a summer cold. So I got busy yesterday on the center of the house... the kitchen, dining room, and living room!

In the kitchen I went through all the cabinets, wiped down all counters, cabinet doors, base boards, cleaned out the fridge and freezer, wiped it all down, bleached the sink, and wiped down the walls and doors.

I also went through the pantry, reorganized it, purged old stuff and added a few bins to help with lunch meal prep plus a bin for quick kid snacks.

In the living room I cleaned the base boards, cleared out old baby gear, simplified Kaedyn's toys, rearranged the furniture and wiped down the walls and doors.

Between our kitchen and living room is a little counter with cabinets which serves as our junk drawers, miscellaneous items, and displays pictures and cookbooks. I cleaned it all out and purged a ton of stuff!

Not much was needed in the dining room because it stays clean with us eating 2+ meals there a day. I did wipe the door ways and base boards plus changed up the decor I was displaying and wiped down all the furniture.

So all in all it was a very productive day! Three rooms down and five more to go. Jason came home and said I looked like the energizer bunny. ;-)

My girlie girl

Those that know Becca know that she is pretty much your typical tomboy but recently she has been showing more of her girlie side. She loves her babies an takes them and her purses just about everywhere we go. She has also been requesting that I style her hair every day, even accessorizing it with a bow or flower!

We recently went to a yard sale where she fell in love with a couple pairs of shoes. They saw how much she enjoyed shoes and broke out the princess dress up shoes. I let her choose one pair, which she picked the green high heeled Tiana princess shoes! She has worn them ever since, even insisting to wear them to go shopping. She says they are her "Mrs. Nicole FANCY shoes".... We have a friend here we've known for about a year that helps watch the kids from time to time and we go to church with, Becca apparently noticed that Nicole wears high heels and had been secretly wanting a pair for herself. ;-)

I love that she can be rolling in the mud, throwing a baseball one minute then playing babies with her purse and high heels the next!

Dylan's 5th Birthday!

Here is my sweet Dylan on the day he was born and just before his 5th birthday! My how time flies!

Here Dylan is on his big day. He began running a fever the night before so he woke up feeling under the weather and laid around all day. Finally after dinner he felt well enough to open one gift from the family. He was so excited to get Lego's but still not well enough to play with them. He and I put them together the following day while Ryan and Becca were at school.

The Friday following Dylan's birthday, with some help from friends, we pulled together a surprise birthday party for Dylan. He had been telling me he wanted a Star Wars Lego party for a while but I hadn't put much thought into it. A good friend of mine offered for us to use her house and her left over party supplies to put the party together. It worked out perfect...we told him we were going to the park and stopping by our friends to drop some stuff off. Instead he came into the house to find a fun banner and lots of decorations. The party food included all the Star Wars favorites including; JarJar Links (hot dogs), Chewbacca Cookies (teddy grahams), Yoda Soda (Sprite), Vadorade (Gatorade) and a few more!

I think he enjoyed his birthday to the fullest! He spent it with friends, riding bikes, eating food, playing games, and as the sun went down they played with glowing balloons and glowing straws (lightsabers). I still can't believe he is five years old and will be starting Kindergarten next fall but for now I'll just enjoy my sweet, loving, cuddling, caring, fun five year old boy!!