Today was the day! We got the room put together and moved the kids into their new Seuss room! Thanks to the Johnson family in Newport and their generosity we now have a lofted bed for Claire! They were kind enough to give us their son's old bed that he outgrew and now Claire is super thrilled to have a big kid bed. We told her about this new bed weeks ago and she has been asking us when it is going to be here and how high the ladder is. Also thanks to Bopa Steve it was delivered to us yesterday and we put it together this afternoon while she was in awe of it being constructed.
She is so excited about the ladder she has to climb to get into her bed. Ben also is super excited to get to climb into Claire's bed by using a ladder. So excited he can't be left alone. We originally planned to loft the bed higher to get Ben's crib under it so there since we don't have a play room and to maximize floor space. After trying to figure out how to do this we decided it just wasn't a great idea. We decided that there is no way we would be able to police Ben's climbing and the higher we made the bed the bigger the concussion. =) We ended up making the space under the bed a cave like play space and have Claire's old crib in the room for Ben. This seems to be working as they are both asleep and were excited to go to bed! They love all the characters and fun colors and can't wait to have tap lights installed under the loft bed for some magical lighting. We may also sew a curtain for added fun and cave like atmosphere. All in all I am happy with the room and wish I had it growing up.
