Another major thing we did while my parents were here last week was a major room change in our house. It feels like a brand new home! We have a play room, the boys are now sharing a room, and Phil and I have moved into Button's old room (which was really the library/office/nursery/catch-all room). I am so excited!!! I finally feel settled into this home since there is finally a place (or at least a room) for everything. The boys seem to really love sharing a room, and they are actually going to sleep better than they were when they were separate. It's fantastic.
By far, I'm most excited about our play room. This room comes right off the kitchen, and it used to be our master bedroom. Now, we have our books and toys in it which keeps our living room so. much. cleaner. This room will eventually become our homeschool room with some minor improvements in a couple of years. In the meantime, we are enjoying the extra space to play and just hang out. There's still a bit of work to do (get rid of the boxes going to Goodwill and buying a computer desk for the corner), but I'm thrilled with its possibilities.
Here is the new and improved boy's room. Eventually, we will get rid of the crib, and the boys will share the bunk.
And finally, our bedroom. It's kind of the catch-all until I get some projects completed. I have things up above that need to get sold on craigslist, other things that need organizing before they can get put in storage, etc. I also want to put up some book shelves on the empty wall space for us to put some of our own books on.
It feels so good to get these rooms moved around. Thanks again Grandma and Papa for all your hard work with this. We couldn't have done it without you.
By far, I'm most excited about our play room. This room comes right off the kitchen, and it used to be our master bedroom. Now, we have our books and toys in it which keeps our living room so. much. cleaner. This room will eventually become our homeschool room with some minor improvements in a couple of years. In the meantime, we are enjoying the extra space to play and just hang out. There's still a bit of work to do (get rid of the boxes going to Goodwill and buying a computer desk for the corner), but I'm thrilled with its possibilities.
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| Still need to organize that dresser and get rid of those boxes... |
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| One of my favorite spots - a reading nook next to the bookcase with our artist study picture above it. |
Here is the new and improved boy's room. Eventually, we will get rid of the crib, and the boys will share the bunk.
And finally, our bedroom. It's kind of the catch-all until I get some projects completed. I have things up above that need to get sold on craigslist, other things that need organizing before they can get put in storage, etc. I also want to put up some book shelves on the empty wall space for us to put some of our own books on.
It feels so good to get these rooms moved around. Thanks again Grandma and Papa for all your hard work with this. We couldn't have done it without you.
Your house looks great! To answer your question about violin lessons, I think Suzuki lessons are a great option for quite young kids, if you can find the right teacher. I've taught kids as young as four and really enjoy working with young ones. I would suggest you look into the Suzuki method - it's based on the concept that children can learn music the way they learn their native language, from hearing and absorbing it from their parents and their environment, rather than learning to read music first and then play it. (Just as we teach reading and writing after children have already naturally learned to speak.) I have a lot of 5-8 year old beginner students; I'd say 6-7 is a very common age to begin. Hope this helps! Let me know if you get your children involved in music lessons. I think it would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Sarah! Buddy really is interested in learning the violin at some point. He likes listening for it in Classical music, and one of his uncle plays. I'm thinking that it might be a good time to start in first grade (making him 6 1/2). Too bad you can't be his teacher!
ReplyDeleteThat is so inspiring! I'm changing our old office/guestroom into a toddler bedroom/guestroom with two twin beds. I'm in the part where everything is torn apart and it's hard to see the light, so this success was exactly what I needed to see for some encouragement to finish! Great job Alisha!
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