Weekend Wrap Up

Carson had his fifth daycare ball. The assignment was to dress as a prince charming. We went with the same outfit as last year. 

He wore it, but he wasn't happy about it. In fairness the white shirt was a 4T and he wears a 6, so it wasn't exactly comfortable. I just didn't have the time to plan this year. 

We made it through (barely) and he said he's glad that he doesn't have to do this again. He said, "I do not like the ball." Me either, Carson, me either. I'm sure the girls love it, but the boys, not so much.

After waking up with a headache on Saturday morning, I caught some sort of second wind after two Excedrin Migraine and decided to paint Miles' bathroom vanity and hang some shelves in his room. 

The vanity has been on the to do list since we moved in 7 years ago. I want to redo the bathroom, but with the pool, a new HVAC unit, and especially with inflation, that just isn't going to happen anytime soon. I decided some paint would help for now. 

His room has been bare since he moved in the week before Christmas. My mom gave us some shelves she had and that's what spurred the project on. The shelves had to be painted, so decided to use the same paint for the vanity. 

Miles and I picked out a navy paint. I know paint dries darker, but we were both so nervous, when it went on like the bright blue on the bottom. Thankfully, it dried like the top color. The color is Valspar's Salty Dog.

The paint was specifically for cabinets. I was impressed with how it went on. It was pricey, but didn't leave any brush strokes. It was easy to paint with, similar to chalk paint, but has more sheen than chalk paint and you don't have to do any top coat or glaze.

We started prepping around 1pm and I had everything painted by 8ish. I worked pretty quickly and didn't take the time to be super particular, because I wanted the room put completely back together today, which we accomplished. I painted all the doors and drawers in Miles' bathroom. It was kind of tight, but it kept the mess contained and I didn't waste a lot of time moving stuff around. I had to spray paint the hinges, and I did that in the garage.

I usually have buyer's remorse when it comes to paint colors, but I love this color. It turned out exactly like I wanted. We have a lot of blue shades in our house already, so I guess this coordinates. Mostly, I just wanted it to be boyish for Miles. He's very happy with it. 

It's hard to see the shelves, but they add some color to Miles' room. He got the baseball sign for Christmas, so we added that with his trophies, I ordered some navy pillow shams. I think that will add the finishing touch. 

While I was painting, Miles slipped away to celebrate his good buddy, Mason's birthday. They had fun at a trampoline park and then dinner. 

Today, was church, a service project for Miles' baseball team, mounds of laundry, and prep for the week. One of the church helpers worked with Carson on tying his shoes. He's very excited to learn right now. 

We were scheduled to start baseball this weekend, but the tournament we were supposed to play in was canceled. We should definitely get the season started this coming weekend, so I'm really glad the bathroom is finished. No time for projects during baseball and definitely not after the pool is open! Back to the weekly grind tomorrow. I can't believe it's already March!