playrooms and pumpkins

The two of you who have been reading my blog for a while may recall my rantings earlier this year about Drew's playroom, or lack of same, and the outrageous amounts of dough it would take to procure such a dream room.

Well, no, we didn't win the lottery, nor did we win Fisher-Price's "Create Your Dream Playroom!" sweepstakes (I should have won that - I entered every single day like clockwork), but we did what we do best - we scaled back our expectations just a little bit,  and hit the flea markets and the craft shows.

All in all, I'm not disappointed.

We still need to get the walls painted and maybe put up some curtains, but overall, it's shaping up pretty well. Drew, needless to say, cares nothing about the decor. He's all about the slide.

Every toy in the room has been down this slide at least once.

He also enjoys coloring at his new desk (another flea market find), although he'd still rather color on the walls. Or the floor. Or the cat.

OK, and now a brief discussion of last weekend's trip du jour.

We took a short drive up to Moore, which is near Spartanburg, to go to Nivens Apple Farm and let Drew frolic amongst the barn animals and pumpkin patches. When we left our house, it was quite warm, so we wore short sleeves and just took a jacket for Drew, you know, in case it turned a little chilly.

Yeah. So. Somewhere along the way we lost that summer feeling. By the time we got to the farm, it was drizzling rain and the wind made it feel like it was in the upper 50s. I'm glad we brought a jacket for Drew, but that didn't do much for me. Charles is impervious to temperatures, being part android, but not so me.

At any rate, we did manage a bit of frolicking...

and we came home with what has to be the best apple pie I've ever tasted in my entire life. If I'd known it was going to be that good, I would have stocked up.

Comments

[Mom]

This looks really good! I wouldn't worry too much about painting unless you use some really good paint that can be wiped a lot! I didn't know about the desk! it is just right! good job you guys!

[Nan]

The third from the last picture, where Drew seems to be admonishing the pumpkin or shouting something brilliant to the photographer...he looks like a handsome little boy, and not a baby anymore. :)

[Amy]

I know Nan - it's great, but kind of sad at the same time.