too many toys...

I have been feeling guilt lately. Both my boys just had birthdays and I am totally embarrassed to say that we have TOO MANY TOYS! How does this happen to someone who honestly (in their mind anyway) tries to keep the toys under control? I mean I don't buy my kids things unless it's for a special occasion, etc. But somehow we are finding ourselves overrun with toys. Clutter is something that drives me crazy! It makes my stomach hurt and makes me feel like I am living in a dirty house. Hate that! I will admit that it seems that I have a touch of OCD when it comes to keeping a clean house and trying to organize. Anyhow-since we just had two b-day's within the past two months and Christmas is coming fast I thought it would be a great time to go through the toys with the kids. They did such a great job! The 1st picture is the pile that we are taking to DI ( sorry if you see things you gave my kids that we are parting with-we have loved them and played with them, however we are done with them and want someone else to enjoy them as much as we did!) and the second is our newly cleaned toy closet in the playroom. I mean it was getting to the point that the playroom wouldn't hold everything. Give me a break. If a whole room for two little boys won't hold all their "stuff' isn't that a sign that you have too much?

Shane doesn't share my enthusiasm with getting rid of toys. He is of the mindset that we should save stuff should there be a 3rd child. I tell him that if that does happen that child will have birthdays and Christmas in which to accumulate his or her own toys. Now don't think I am too crazy-I didn't give away all the baby toys, but you can only keep so much!

I read on a blog that I read occasionally http://www.creativeorganizing.typepad.com/ about how she just organized her little boys room and that got me thinking and excited to get Peyton's and Connor's rooms organized for fall. Take a look at her blog it is so cute! She also had a great post about organizing your games in one central location. I am totally doing that-the bottom shelf in our hall closet will be the perfect spot. In doing this it will help me organize the kids rooms as Peyton has a lot of our games in his closet. See one thing leads to another-can't do the playroom w/o doing the kids rooms, can't do the games w/o doing the kids rooms and the family room. Can you tell I have the fall cleaning bug?

Another blog that I love is http://www.shannonbrown.typepad.com/ I can't remember how I stumbled on her blog, but she is so cute. I want her to be my friend! I have no idea where she lives, but she seems like a down to earth kind of gal! She had a cute idea on how to make your blog into a book which I loved and has inspired me to keep up on mine more often. Way to go Shannon! Cute new family room re-do!

one more random note and Jacy you will be thrilled!!!!!! Did anyone notice my pictures aren't all stuck at the top? Yeah- I was able to drag pictures down into my post. Yeah for me! I didn't get one turned but you can't expect too much technical abilities in one post.