{Gerard's room}

I totally forgot to post pictures of Gerard's new room! Sorry!! You can see pictures of his old jungle-themed room HERE. We still haven't decided what pictures to hang on the walls, so it looks a little bare, but you can get a general idea of what it's going to look like.

I didn't refinsh his bed or dresser because they used to be Grandpa G's when he was a boy and then they were big Gerard's. I don't paint family heirlooms.

His nightstand used to be mine, but when the ceiling collapsed in our room it got ruined. The insurance company paid us to replace it but we also kept the old one so I could refinsh it for Gerard. I sanded it down, primed and painted it, and painted some unfinshed wood knobs to look like sports balls.

Here is the desk I bought for $15 on Craigslist.

Here is the desk after I painted it and replaced the knobs. I will be painting the chair (also a Craigslist find) in the spring when I can work in the garage without freezing my tushie off. (The sports clock sitting on the desk used to be in our basement but will soon find a new home on Gerard's wall.)

This is the bookshelf we bought at Ikea. I don't think I'm going to paint it, but apparently I ought to straighten up the books on it.

Gerard used to have a Lightning McQueen nightlight which he wanted to replace with a Yankees light. I looked everywhere and couldn't find one, so I made this one.

{update}

Morgan slept another night without her pacifier and she didn't even ask for it! Hallelujah! So,why stop here.... potty training, no paci, maybe we should get her the big girl bed and teach her how to ride a 2-wheeler! OK, maybe the 2-wheeler is a bit much, but I'm thinking BIG GIRL BED TIME!!!

{Morgan's big day!}

I don't want to jinx it, but Morgan slept without her pacifier last night AND for her nap today.

She left it downstairs last night when we went up to bed and she didn't want to go down to get it, so I told her she'd have to sleep without it. Surprisingly, she said "OK" and continued to get ready for bed. Once it actually came time to go to bed without it, she cried a little and asked if she could go downstairs to get it. I told her no, and that if she slept without it all night I'd give her a present in the morning. Much to my suprise, she slept just fine and was thrilled to get her Ariel bathtub doll this morning.

When taptime came around this afternoon she started having some second thoughts. She cried for a while in her crib and we could hear her on the monitor saying "I don't want Ariel anymore. I want my paci. I don't want Ariel. I don't want Ariel." It was sad, but eventually she stopped and she fell asleep. That was about an hour and a half ago and she's still sleeping! Yay Morgan!

AND, she asked to pee pee on the potty and she actually did it! We bribe (I mean reward) her with pink m&m's so I had better stock up before the Valentine's Day candy is sold out!

{derby video}

Here is the video from Gerard's first Tiger Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. Enjoy!

{goalie practice}

OH NO!!! I TAPED OVER THE VIDEO FROM GERARD'S FIRST HOCKEY GAME AS GOALIE. I can't believe it. It was totally my fault. I had rewound the tape part of the way and forgot, and I taped over the game with last night's pinewood derby. At least I have the video from his practice. I hope you enjoy it...

{undefeated.....almost!}

Gerard's pinewood derby car was undefeated in the Tiger Cub Scout races last night! It was a double elimination race and he never lost!!! WOO HOO! WAY TO GO GERARD!

The winner of the Tiger Cub races had to wait until the very end of the night to race the overall winner of the Cub Scout races. He was sooooo excited!!! Unfortunately, in the end, the 1st place winner beat Gerard. He was a little disappointed, but he'll be excited to get his ribbon at the next meeting. (Yes, a ribbon, NOT a trophy, much to the utter dismay of Big Gerard.)

Here are the cars after the official weigh-in:

One of Gerard's early races:

The final race of the night -- Gerard vs. 1st place Cub Scout:

Gerard, the lone Tiger Cub, posing with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place Cub Scout winners:

Since I forgot to take pictures before we left, here are some of his post-race car:

{race time!}

We're off to Gerard's Cub Scout pinewood derby. I'll post pictures when I can, and hopefully some video, too (if I can get the right cord this weekend!)