Where the boys are...

(or, rather, where they will be soon!)

I want to take y'all on a tour of the boys' nursery. I am not a decorator by any stretch of the imagination, but we've pulled it all together around a few colors (navy, red and khaki) and a sports theme. I must say that I'm so happy with how it turned out. I think it is very much "us" and I'm hopeful it will be very "them" too! :)

First up, currently hanging on the door of their room is the MAGNIFICENT birthday banner that my mom painted! This will hang on the door of our hospital room while we are there and then on the front door of our home on their birthday for years to come. Didn't she do an awesome job?

When you open the door to their bedroom, this is what you see when you look to the left. That is Chase's side of the room. He has two framed pictures on his wall. One is a Texas flag with A&M instead of the star framed in barn wood, and the other is the picture of the Red, White & Blue Out picture taken at the Aggie football game after 9/11. R and I were both at that game and are therefore in the picture (somewhere!) My Grandaddy made the barn wood frame for that picture. You can also see the sports-themed lamp in this picture. The "pull" on the lamp is a coach's whistle! Too cute! I bought the letters for their names on-line and then painted them myself. We all know I'm not crafty like my mom, but I'm proud of how the letters turned out!

To the right you see Reid's side of the room. His crib is identical. My mom made the bedding and curtain of course! I'll show the wall-hangings in more detail below.

This awesome wall-hanging was put together by R's mom. The sweatshirt in the shadow box was made by R's grandma in the mid-eighties, and I am told he wore it CONSTANTLY. It fit in the room perfectly, and it is so special to have such a treasure hanging in the boys' room. I'm not sure if it is cross-stitch or some other kind of needle-work, but it certainly has history in our family!

Next to the sweatshirt on Reid's wall you will see four rustic sports-themed signs from Hobby Lobby! Audrey and I found them when she was here, but I didn't buy them then. I later regretted it so I sent my dad back to find them. He followed directions really well and got them for his first grandsons! R had quite a time hanging them up, but I think they look awesome!

Here is the center of the room--R's pride and joy! It is a rug that is a replica of the basketball court at A&M's Reed Arena. I've mentioned this on here before, but after we got it R wanted to order another one for the living room. I hated to be the one to crush his dreams, but one per house is plenty! He'll have the boys doing ball drills as soon as possible I'm sure!

This picture was taken looking from between the baby beds to the opposite side of the room (where the door is)! You can see the bookshelf my dad made out of old barn wood and bead board, the picture of my Grandaddy and his twin brother (framed in barn wood by my Grandaddy), and the awesome changing table/dressing table R's parents bought for C's room. We took off the closet door to make more space, so my mom made the curtain to match the bedding.

The last things I want to showcase from their room are the quilts my mom and Gran Gran made for them. This first one is the one my mom started working on as soon as she learned I was pregnant. She stitched the design on each square in red thread. Each square has a little boy with his dog (a schnauzer) and then some squares have a flag as well. Once she got all of the squares stitched and sewn together, my Gran Gran hand quilted the quilt. What a treasure this first quilt is. Below the picture of the whole quilt you can see a picture of a square up-close!

And then on that fateful day we learned that we were expecting not one but TWO children, my mom started working on a second quilt. You see, C has her own and according to my mom, it wouldn't do for the twins to have to share one! Here is the second one. This one has maroon stitching on it instead of red but still has the little boy with his little dog in each square. This one was also hand quilted by my Gran Gran.
For the time being, both boys will use both quilts. What a SPECIAL gift they have been given. When they get married and have their own homes someday, they can decide who wants which one!

So that is the tour, folks. Obviously these are very special and very loved boys. We can't wait to meet them and enjoy learning about their little personalities. We hope they will enjoy their room! It is kind of small but much love has gone into putting it together and making it just right for them!