Ok, it is official. Life as I know it is over. Maddie has moved to a "Big Girl" bed. Last night was her maiden voyage into sheer freedom from the crib. She did GREAT! She slept all night and if you look closely, the Paci is tied to the bed. This was a fabulous idea from my friend Kelley- thanks KCK. THis caused a major meltdown to ensue, but alsas, we survived, and as seen here ended up all smiles. But in all my maternal wisdom (and brace yourself this will sound terribly cruel) but I told her if she got out of bed for any other reason than going to the bathroom, the carpet would be hot lava. Now before you call DHS on my, you must know my daughter has had a real obsession with hot lava since seeing it in a movie this winter (the velveteen rabbit of all things- it was actually fire, but she called it hot lava) anyway, I digress. Well this is how smart the little cookie is...she went to her closet and got out "princess" shoes because the hot lava would not burn them. All in all, it has been a very good transition. She loves her bed, and her brother donated his red pillow to her. Thus, the beautifully matched ensemble. (yes, I am too cheap to buy a "bedspread" for a junior bed.) It's temporary people!!
Now on to Ben's office. For quite sometime Ben has had an "office" in our home office (Todd works from home about 20% of the time) We eventually got him his own desk and various birthdays and holidays have landed him with countless office supplies- because that's what he dreams about. He loves his office. It is endless hours of play and mess. We try to ignore his corner, but I just can't help marveling at his prowess for decorating.
These are his "knights" and "pirates" that he loves too. I think they are in trouble and this is their punishment.
Joyful memories!
Here we show some girl power with our friend Loesje and her daughter Avery and her friend Abbey. Maddie is looking especially festive.
