Organization for School

When my life gets hectic, I organize so in preparation for our new busy schedule I have been busy labeling, making check-lists, and creating daily hangers for Tyler's clothes.

For school, it is required that I label all of Tyler's clothes and lunch box items.  After reading about Name Bubbles on Teal & Lime I knew they were what I wanted. I do love my sharpies but Name Bubbles are (dare I say it) even cooler!  And they are washing machine/dishwasher safe!  I have been busy labeling everything I can find.  :-)

Since my husband will be the one getting Tyler ready and dropped off in the mornings I wanted to make it as easy on him as possible.  I made a checklist for the front door to remind him of all the things Tyler will need to have with him before they leave for school.

Once I had labeled all of Tyler's clothes, I got a little label crazy and decided to make hangers for each day of the week so that I could pick out his outfits on Sunday afternoon and Jeff could just grab off the proper hanger and go in the morning.

Here's hoping these little changes help make the big changes easier!

Pinterest Challenge: Fall Art Project

I found a cute Halloween art project on Pinterest a couple weeks ago and had to share.  What a great way to preserve those baby feet forever! 

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And here is our version:

Black Canvas: Michael's - $7.20
White Paint: Michael's - $0.69
Total Project - $7.89!!

What We've Been Up To: August Edition

Here is what we were up to in August:

Trip to Rehobeth Beach with Aunt Jen and Uncle Tom:  We had such a great time hanging out in Rehobeth Beach.  Great little weekend get away.

Nap Time for the King

 

He had the beach to himself!

Eating all of Aunt Jen's snacks

 

The Boardwalk

We weren't sure if he was having a good time but when the ride stopped he asked for "more" in sign language.

Vacation to Ocean City with Gramma and Grampa:

 

He walked around for 5 minutes with this bucket on his head.



Going for a walk, be back in five...

Future DJ Perhaps?

Eating Shepard's Pie

Cruising the boardwalk

This picture makes me smile.  Tyler is a toddler of few words so when he ran up to the big picture of an ice cream cone yelling, "ICE CREAM CONE!!", then planted a big kiss on it I had to get him an ice cream. So cute!  He really enjoyed it, too.

A Birthday Party: Tyler's friend Logan celebrated his second birthday with a western themed party at his house.  Check out all the kiddos that were there:

Tyler wouldn't take that hat off!

And finally, we all gather around to sing to Logan and cut the cake and a certain little someone went in for the sweets a bit early:

National Night Out in Crofton: Every year the city of Crofton (and cities all over the country) host an event bringing the community together with the local police, firemen, and lots of other local establishments.  Tyler had a great time meeting the firemen and policemen, playing in the bouncy house, and watching the karate demonstration.

Patuxent Wildlife Refuge Twilight Tram Ride: We met Jeff after work at the Visitors Center to take a relaxing tram ride through the park and see some wildlife.  Tyler loved it - he thought it was a train.  He kept saying, "I ride train?".

Tyler's Room Update: Potterybarn Kids Snafu

We decided to get to work on Tyler's room makeover this weekend. I wanted to dismantle the convertible crib and attach the back (headboard portion) to the full size bed frame that came with the mattress set.  Thinking this would take about 20 minutes we figured, "no problem" and got to work. 
Wrong!
The standard frame did not match up to the holes in the headboard.  They were off by about 2 inches.  We called and spoke to the store where we purchased the mattress set and frame and worked with them to figure out the issue: Potterybarn headboard.  Apparently this is a very common issue.

Ugh...Potterybarn Kids!

It seems they purposely make their beds a little wider than the standard so that you have to purchase either their frame or a headboard adapter kit. Had I known this would be an issue I would have just purchased the conversion kit when I got the crib. But no, PBK states that it will work "with most standard bed frames".  I am here to tell you it doesn't.

 

 

Here is the adapter kit we purchased:

 

Instead I placed my order Sunday afternoon and am patiently waiting for it to come in.  In the mean time Tyler's room looks like this:

Yeah, kind of a safety hazard for a two year old so in the mean time he is sleeping with us and we all know what that means:

Please, Potterybarn Kids, send that darn conversion kit fast!!

I'm not trying to knock Potterybarn Kids(well maybe a little out of frustration).  I still love their products.  They are great quality and I love their style.  Just make sure you buy the conversion kit when you purchase either a headboard or convertible crib from them and that goes for Potterybarn, too.

3 Generations of Penas

I just had to show these pictures of Tyler, his Daddy, and his Grampa.  All three of them are at the toddler age and the similarity is uncanny! 

Tyler's Room: Big Updates for a Big Boy

I've been wanting to update Tyler's room since May (when he decided he was over the crib and crawling out was so much more fun).  I bought him a full size mattress and box spring to use with his crib (it converts to a full size headboard).  It's been sitting on the floor in case he falls out he wont hurt himself.  Also so he can get back in on his own because this Mama likes her sleep.  A lot.  :-)

Here is an inspiration board I put together of everything I have been considering doing in his room:

Source List:
Curtains, crib, dresser, chair, shark sheets: PotteryBarnKids
Striped duvet: West Elm
Sailboat picture and pillow: Etsy
World map: EBay
Paint: Behr

Here are a few pictures of Tyler's room when we first moved in:

The lovely light:

Here is some of the progress we've made:

We painted the walls,  hung his curtains, and added his furniture.

To see his nursery in the old house click here .