February has already been an eventful month in the Wasson house. Last weekend my parents took Charley out of town to Poplar Bluff, MO. This is where my grandparents live. So, on Saturday morning Charley's Nana and Grandpa loaded her up and took her out of town for an entire day and night. I would like to tell you that Ryan and I had a nice relaxing weekend while she was gone. However, that would be far from the truth. For about the past 2 months Ryan and I have been scouring Springfield for new furniture and a big girl bed for Charley. I had been to every furniture store in Springfield at least twice and still had not found anything that I just had to have. After Charley left town last weekend, Ryan and I had the idea that it would be so awesome if we had Charley's new room ready for her (furniture and all) when she got home. The only problem was that we had no furniture and were doubtful we would find anything in stock. Thankfully, we were wrong. By 3:30 Saturday afternoon Ryan and I had all of Charley's furniture ordered and at home. We found a great deal on a beautiful white bedroom set.
At 6:00 that evening Ryan and I started painting her room and finished up around midnight. The next morning we were up by 6:30. That's when the real work began. Charley was going to be home by 1:00 so we knew we had a limited amount of time. For 6 hours straight we worked non-stop. We changed the closets around, brought all the furniture in, set up her bed, hung pictures, and the list goes on. I have to admit I was really sad when we packed up Charley's crib and changing table. I realized at that moment that my baby was growing up. However, I knew that Charley's new room would be such a wonderful surprise for her.
When Charley arrived home, she really didn't notice her room at first. Then, as soon as she saw it, the first words out of her mouth were "Oh My Gosh"! It was so cute. She immediately jumped on her new bed. It was so awesome to see her reaction after we had worked so hard. I have posted some pictures of her new room. For now, her new bed is on the floor as we wait for the foot board, rails, and trundle to arrive.
After Charley had some time to settle into her new room we were off to a birthday party. The theme was Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat made a special appearance. He was quite the character....you'll see what I mean in the pictures. Charley had a wonderful time and we were ALL exhausted by the time our weekend finally came to an end.
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| Elliott's Birthday Party |
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