If you see me or Bill today and we look like this sad, tired creature blame it on Will! We had grand plans for after Will went to sleep last night – Bill was going to work in the playroom and I was going to go and browse Micheal’s! Because seriously, do you know how impossible it is to browse with a 2 year old?

Instead, I put Will to bed and he screamed at the top of his lungs for a good 15 minutes so I went and got him and laid down with him in our bed. Fast forward an hour and Will is still awake and wanting to get down. So, I put him back upstairs in his crib. 20 more minutes of screaming and crying and Bill comes out of the playroom and we both lay down with Will in our bed. Will finally fell asleep around 10 as did I! Bill put him upstairs in his crib and he slept peacefully until oh, 3:15. Then he was crying again and I went and got him, again. He tossed and turned and talked until about 5:00 am and then slept until 7:30. Oh, what a long and fun night!

Crossing my fingers for a good, long nap today!

One day last week Will took pleasure in wallowing all over his stuffed puppies (and 1 cow!)

We currently use our third bedroom as a hold all our junk room guest room. That includes a very large, nice corner desk that has lots of work space, drawers & cabinets. When Bill worked at home he used the desk and then I took it over to store all of my scrapbook and crafty things.

In 10 short days we find out if baby Dixon #2 is a boy or a girl and at that point I am sure that I will be anxious to start either decorating a nursery or a big boy room for Will. In preparation of converting the guest room into a kid’s bedroom I started on transferring my craft things downstairs today.

We rearranged our master bedroom a couple of weeks ago to make room for a small desk and Will and I picked up the desk this past weekend. The desk was my great-grandfather’s and that makes it really special to me. I love having things in my house that have history and sentimental value!

The only thing I got accomplished today was bringing all of the stuff downstairs! Seriously, I don’t know how I’m going to organized these things And I still have more stuff upstairs that I know just aren’t going to fit down here.

Another angle. I don’t know if the white board will make the final cut!

While I was transferring things from upstairs the kid was either following me up and down the steps or playing. Isn’t he the cutest?!?!

Have you heard of the Silhouette machine? No? Well, it is like a Cricut. And if you know me I have wanted a Cricut since they came out but wasn’t willing to invest in one. Then, my sister got one for Christmas last year and I just about turned green with envy But she’s nice and lets me use it sometimes. The biggest drawback to the Cricut for me is the expensive cartridges! They run $80 a piece but you can often find them on sale for $40. But seriously, I don’t regularly dole out $40 for anything!

Then a couple of months ago I was introduced to something wonderful, the Silhouette machine. It is a cutting machine just like the Cricut but you don’t have to use cartridges! It hooks up to your computer and you can create your own designs, use any font on your computer or buy downloads from their website for about $1.

The folks over at Grosgrain are giving away a Silhouette machine to one lucky reader! You can CLICK HERE to enter. I am “earning” an extra entry by posting this about their giveaway. So, even if you are not one iota interested in owning a Silhouette machine you should go over, comment, win and then give it to me The giveaway ends tomorrow!

We are having a lazy Monday morning around here today! We had a very busy weekend full of parties. Then I had a horrible dream all night last night that didn’t leave me feeling very rested. So Will and I hanging out on the couch me blogging and him watching Dinosaur Train. And we might be eating tortilla chips as a morning snack.

On Friday night we went to Diane’s house for a going away party for her sister, Heather. Heather moved back to Maryland on Saturday so a few of us got together to say goodbye, eat delicious snacks, and the plan was to play games. Once we got there we all realized that game playing was probably not going to happen since there were 5 kids there 4 and under I think the game playing commenced after bedtime! Will had a great time with his friends Javen, Liam, Aubrey and Brody running around like crazy kids.

On Saturday afternoon we went to Ellie Kate’s 1st birthday party. It was a joint birthday with her dad, Josh for his 30th. The theme was Dr. Seuss’ Thing 1 and Thing 2 and it was SO cute! Complete with green eggs and ham

We finished the weekend with a Freshman/Senior Swim Party. It was fun to see my new Sunday school girls outside of class and I think they had a really good time. Will certainly had a good time – he even jumped off the diving board!

While we were at Ellie Kate’s birthday party on Saturday, Bill stayed home and worked on the playroom. He made a lot of progress – it actually looks like a real room now. He only had a little more framing to do then it’s on to sheetrock! Will and I are getting so excited. We haven’t decided what kind of floor to put down yet. I think it would be really neat to have cork flooring but it’s a little pricey so that might not be an option.

Right side of the room.

Will loves “helping.” Here Bill is showing him how to hammer a nail.

Will is a fast learner.

Then Will learned how to pry the nail out.

I told Will he could probably get a summer job at Fine Homes, Inc. And I think he liked that idea!

This afternoon I heard the pantry door open, a bag rustle and then the sound of about a million pretzels hitting the linoleum. When I turned around and looked this is the face I saw. Uh-oh!

He was really quite proud of his huge mess. I pulled the garbage can over and we started throwing away all the pretzels. But, Will got a little side tracked…..

…….. and ate some of the “trash.” PepperAnn got a few pretzels to snack on too!

Last week was a busy week with something to do every single day including work, museums, playdates, Papa’s visit and doctor’s appointments. Whew So this weekend we decided to stay home except to go to church on Sunday morning. But we were anything but lazy! Ok, Will and I were lazy while Bill was a weekend warrior.

Did you know that we are adding a playroom to our house?!?! Will and I are so excited. I particularly can’t wait to have a place specifically for toys so that they’re not all over the living room. On Saturday Bill finished putting the insulation and flooring down and he was ready to put up the walls.

Thanks to our friends, the McAtee’s, Bill was able to work fast on the framing using a nail gun. I was a little jealous that I didn’t get to use it!

Will liked staying upstairs and watching Bill work through the doorway. He loves his daddy! I worked a little downstairs but mostly relaxed and played with Will. Here are a few recent pictures of Will chillaxin’. He does it with such style!

His favorite place to relax is on our bed (usually covered up).

Look at that cheesy smile! Will got a nap mat for school and he LOVES laying on it with puppy (who is his constant nap and bedtime companion)!

Yesterday I had my 16 week appointment for Baby Dixon #2. Everything is going smoothly and the heartbeat sounded good. The baby’s heartbeat was 140 beats per minute. In 4 short weeks we find out whether Baby Dixon #2 is a boy or girl. I can hardly wait! We have the ultrasound September 10th at 9:45 am.

We haven’t yet given much thought to names so I guess after the 10th we will get busy with that and deciding how to do rooms upstairs. I know that we will move Will to what is now the “guest” room and after we know boy/girl we will know whether we want new nursery decorations or to make Will a “big boy” room. So excited either way!

I don’t have one clue or inking whether Baby Dixon #2 is a boy or girl! Do you?!?!  Vote in the poll whether you think boy or girl….there might be a prize for one of the people that guesses right. And no, we probably won’t be naming the baby after you

If you vote in the poll and want to be entered for the prize please leave a comment telling me what gender you voted for.