Home Sweet Home - Part 4

Well, I missed yesterday - was super busy and didn't get a chance to get this post finished...so I apologize (not that anyone is reading this anyway!).

We are are getting ready to go on vacation - kiddos are on Spring Break this week, so the grown-ups are using that as an excuse to get out of Dodge! So, I am going to show you before and afters of the kids' bedrooms today.

When we first took all these pictures, we had 4 kids living at home...sadly, now we are down to 2, so we've done some rearranging and changed things up so the girls could each have their own rooms.

Let's start off with some pictures of my beautiful children - DLo, Pretty Girl, TLo and Princess. Oh how I love them!

DLo and TLo

Pretty Girl and Princess

How do you decide who's room to "makeover" first when you have four kids? Easy peasy! I told the kids we were going to have a contest and whoever could keep their room clean for 2 weeks straight would be the first to have their room done. Of course, I kind of knew beforehand who would win this challenge and since his room had obnoxious flower wallpaper and a coordinating border, it seemed only fair. TLo won the contest. His from went from this:

and 6 long days later, this:

Next up was DLo's room...he is my California boy and wanted a surfer theme

(for a couple years anyway and then he moved into the other room).

We turned the above white room into this...

And then, because little girls grow up into young women, and they need their own space, and boys grow into young men and move out, we changed the surf room, into a "peace"-ful room for Pretty Girl. The goal being to not spend a lot of money and try to use what we had

(for now, anyway).

Again, a picture of the lovely lady that now occupies this room - isn't she just beautiful?! Not only is she gorgeous, she is one of the kindest, most thoughtful people I know; she has a great sense of humor and style AND is a straight A student!

Last, but not least, is our little Princess' room...the flip flop room (although I've been put on notice that she wants a Paris themed room). The girls shared this room for a few years and now I am ready to get rid of the bunk beds...Handsome, however, is not going along with this plan.

What awesomeness can I say about Princess? She is the baby of our family and, therefore, the most tenderhearted and sweet - she cares about everyone's feelings and is very sensitive. She is a beauty with her blonde hair, blue eyes, and freckles...and she is left-handed.

DLo calls her our "recessive" child. LOL

She is a TERRIFIC reader (like her momma) and loves to read; she learned to read at age 3. She is not really into sports, but is super competitive and QUITE the swimmer. She once said she wanted to be a mermaid when she "grows up." She was on the City swim team last year and did great!

That's it for today...the bulk of the house - just a couple of rooms left! Thanks for stopping in.

~alicia