Well... I finally finished getting all the airplanes on the wall's tonight. Those pesky, little dashes took FOREVER! But, aren't they totally cute? Jake's room went from bright green walls with fish.... to a goldish brown with airplanes. A HUGE improvement!
We found his blue bed at a garage sale for $15... his bedding at Target on clearance for $20... the book holder at Land of Nod. I found the airplane vinyl decals on etsy (I *heart* etsy)... and paid more than I should have, but they were totally worth every penny! We already had the curtain and the dresser/nightstand/lamp/bookshelf. I tried to make a play-area by his closet... he doesn't play much in his room... but I think it's great for a kid to have a place of their own. :)
and... yes... that is a Christmas tree STILL in his room. All 3 kids still have their tree's out... they love them. They make great night lights... we even decorated them for Easter!
On to the next project.... this one only took 3 months. How long is my bathroom going to take?????
This little device (along with my 3 year old) is helping me on my way to sheer craziness. The mental instability that trying to potty train the "chud" is causing is beyond anything I ever imagined. We've been at it since Friday - so much for the three day potty training method. It's going to be more like the 3 YEAR potty training method. 
After church, my sister and her boys came over to the parental's condo. We (oops... I mean the Easter Bunny) planned a big egg hunt for them. I was inside cooking dinner... so we only have a couple of pics that turned out. I need to give Andy some camera directions next time :). Here are my 3 with their cousins... of course they can't LOOK at the camera... they are simply transfixed with all the candy they now have! 
I had to include this picture of my poor little peanut. The town my parents live by had a community egg hunt on Saturday morning. The kids were SO excited to get there... last year a church by us had a GREAT hunt.... so the kids were expecting nothing short of brilliance at this years hunt. So... can you see how many eggs she found? ONE... ONE!!! One little egg. Poor thing - she cried. There were SOOOOOOOOO many kids... it was craziness! Ian found the most... five. Jake had three. It was really kind of pathetic. Oh well... better luck next year, right?
We attended my parents church in the morning... the service was amazing. Pastor Jim talked about what if Christ was a liar - impossible. Then they ended the service with people holding up signs of how Christ had changed their lives. It's hard to explain, but it was beautiful. Gives me goosebumps now as I think about it. I love Easter - for some reason this year the meaning of Easter - how Christ died for my pathetic sins - really made me think. He did so much for me... what have I done for Him?? 
Good times! I really HATE having my picture taken so you all should feel honored that I would post this. 
