Village Mommies Gingerbread Houses

Morgan is getting to be so much fun! His communication skills have a lot to do with that for sure. He is really into projects and I've been trying to include him on any projects that I do here at the house. He does slow me down quite a bit. But, he so very badly wants to help. He calls himself "a good helper". He's is my sweet little helper.

Carrie leads our Village Mommies playgroup. She is so creative. We are so lucky to have her. She's done everything from treasure hunts to craft projects. Morgan made his first Gingerbread House. Or, as he refers to it, his candy project.

Projects!

My sewing/craft Room (aka the tiny closet in the Dr. Seuss playroom) is now my sewing/craft area! It's a work in progress. I already had the paint from the playroom and found the fabric on sale for about $1.25 a yard. I hung over-the-door shoe hangers on both doors. Those things are amazing! Lowes sells them the cheapest at about $8. Ikea is all over the place along with a few Black Friday finds! The ribbon rod is an .88 cent piece of PVC. Brandon, our neighbor and electrician, wired the closet yesterday. I'm so excited to finally have a place that I can just close the door on projects in the works. The little metal cabinet has tons of papers, coloring books and other art supplies for Morgan. He is calling it our project room and now LOVES to do projects with me. I spent the afternoon installing things on the walls and going through a lot of stuff that has been stored in boxes for years. I haven't been much into art like I used to be simply because it was just a pain to get to everything. There are a few more tweaks and decorative things that I'd like to do in addition to the overhead lighting. But, it's coming along. Thanks Dan for letting me take over this closet!

I'm NERVOUS

Morgan has refused to go down for his nap unless he is only wearing his underwear. I tried for over an hour. He just kept taking all of his clothes and his diaper off. He did tell me that he wanted to pee pee in the potty in the middle of it all and he did. But, he has NEVER worn underwear. We haven't even bothered to start potty training. Now, he is asleep in his bed in ONLY his Elmo underwear.

....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... big mess for Martha to clean up in a couple of hours?!?!?