Clean Carpets - and Alex

Well, what a day we have had!! I got a carpet shampoo-er for Christmas, and we finally had a free weekend to clean!! We are going only one room at a time, because we are taking furniture out, giving it a real-good clean. Today's mission was the living room - probably the dirtiest of all of the rooms.

We hadn't shampooed since we moved in almost 4 years ago - and since Alex was born, there has been something spit up on almost every square inch of it.......so we NEEDED to have it cleaned. All of the stains came out, and it looks amazing. The house even smells so much "fresher" (is that a word??) It's wonderful. I can't wait to get the rest of the house done, now. Tomorrow we will tackle the kitchen, hallway, bathroom, and Alex's room. There isn't a lot of "big" furniture in those rooms, so moving it around should be easy.

Now to the shots of Alexander - he helped us carry everything back into the living room, and he especially loved the pile of pillows and blankets- -