Elise's new bedroom

Well, my baby girl is growing up, so it was time to put her in her own room last night. Up until now she has been sleeping in our room in her Boat by Papa. The boys each slept in that when they were born as well. Never in our room, though, because our bedroom at our old house was too small for there to be a bed and a boat in there.

So yesterday after I set up the crib, I put Elise in it to try it out, and she cried and cried until I picked her up... put her in the boat and covered her in the cozy blanket from Auntie Louise. She immediately stopped crying and she was asleep in the boat in 3 minutes. No joke. So... she better not start rolling, because the day that happens is the day she stops sleeping in the boat.

I also used the Big Blossom to stamp in white acryllic paint on her walls. I'm not done with her walls yet, but this is a good start. Also, Steve put up 2 shelves in her room and I hung some flower pics, as well as a French memo board.

Stamping on Walls....

Have you ever started a craft project with your children only to wonder why you dared? I did that today.... I got Scott and Todd to put their hand prints on the wall in their favourite colours. When we moved into this house we asked the boys what colour they wanted their room. Todd said blue, Scott said orange. I actually didn't intend on painting the walls, but I was thinking more of curtains, bedspread, accessories, etc. Then a friend said, "why not get them to put their hands in paint and leave their prints on the wall?" Great idea! Question... "Rhonda, have you actually tried that with a 2 yr old and a 3 yr old?" Anyway, as you can see from the pics, the boys had a hoot... and I have a headache! Kidding. They were so fun to watch, and they got 2 baths out of the deal because in the first one the water went a mucky orange colour. So I said that we were going to get new water, and Todd asked, "can it be BLUE this time?" Nooooooooo!!!!!! Enjoy the pics. I won't be doing their feet :)