I just might have to take a trip up to Holly Springs today:

The only thing is, is that's the HS Walmart is pretty nice, actually. I'll be hard-pressed to find most of these @ the Walmart here. I will keep an eye out for the rat-tail hairdo, though.

We got quite a cold front today... including flurries. I just HAD to go outside and take some pictures. The trouble with minor flurries is that you can't QUITE capture them - at least I can't on MY camera. I shot a pretty cool video, though. You can hear the wind tunneling between our house & Alicia's. So, go grab a cup of hot chocolate and sip it while watching this very short video...



Keep in mind that 5 minutes later, the skies were perfectly blue. As I drove to the grocery store, I saw the big column of snow-cloud, and it was just about the only thing in the sky.

I love cold weather!

New Belly Pics! (and Room Update #2)

As evidenced in the 3rd picture above, I think I'm carrying all "out front." Well, I should've worn a not-so-tight t-shirt, but still. I think you can see what I mean. :-)

Here are a couple of shots from the finished wall art and around the baby's room:




The narrow wall to the right of the closet is where I'll put the pink/brown swirls on the yellow. It's one of the first things you'll see when walking into her room. Cool, huh?

What a good big brother!

LOL!

I absolutely LOVE Bill Cosby. Cosby Show. Picture Pages. Puddin' Pops. The works. I think about this clip from the show on a fairly regular basis, and I always laugh in my head. This morning, when I saw this on a blog I read, I actually laughed out loud. As in LOL! I dare you NOT to!

Making Art...

So we like this particular bedding set for a few reasons:
1. It's not too "cutesy-girlie" and obnoxiously pink.
2. It's a pretty timeless graphic - not too dated.
3. The bedding is neutral - if any more Baby Coons come our way, we won't have to reinvent the bedding wheel.
4. The bedding is shown in a room that's just as yellow as our daughters! SCORE!

Now, to break up all that yellow, we decided to make some art. My plan is to include pink and brown on this white canvas,

then do the same pink/brown swirls on a very small stretch of yellow wall, near the closet - about 1.5 ft in width, floor to ceiling. I got started this evening, and I must say... it looks great!


Now that we're spending a little more time getting the room baby-ready, I have to say I'm not fond of the lighting in there! It's very dull at night, and I know it's the incandescent bulb in the ceiling fan fixture. We have no intention of getting rid of the light/fan, so I'll be looking at lamp light and how that can improve the evening ambiance of the room. FUN STUFF!

Baby's Room - phase 1

I know I have many more pics to post, but it has been requested that I post a pic of our baby's room. It's in no way, shape, or form "done" but it'll get there. We have a crib, changing table, and glider/ottoman. Gerald purchased a side-cabinet, and we've got loads of great baby gear given to us from wonderful friends. The brown piece you see to the left side of the pictures is actually our old "Chester Drawers" (I had to) that we're slowly busting up and throwing away. If the drawers weren't wonky to begin with, we would have painted and reused the piece, but it's really not worth it.

FLASH ON

FLASH OFF

We've also picked out the cutest bedding set @ Babies-R-Us. It's Brown and White with swirls and dots and cute graphic prints. There is a hint of pink in the sheets, and that's really what we're going for - a hint of pink. Check out the collection at Babies-R-Us.

Picture Dump...

We had quite a busy weekend. Halloween. Bowling w/ Work. Cary Band Day. I'm super-exhausted and headed for a relaxing bath, but not before dumping a whole bunch of photos on you. Enjoy!

I was a speed bump.


Gerald was, um, a redneck biker?


Don, the Confused (?) Aviator


I thought it was a furry brownie - it's apparently a Japanese cartoon character, Domo. One of the best costumes all night.

It's 9:37 pm - old 10:30, and I haven't quite adjusted to the new time.
I'll have to post the bowling and Cary Band Day pics a little later. ZZZzzzzz!
*hugs!*