Where does the time go? SO, it turns out that Blake is quite the tall dude and wasn't going to last much longer in his toddler bed... not to mention that he started to notice his friends were not in toddler beds anymore (note to self: do not take him to his friends' houses anymore!) ;)
Well, I decided to be patient and wait until Blake's feet were dangling off of the end of his bed before jumping into the twin sized bed for him. Oddly enough, the week of his 4th birthday my mother (Grammy Ross) informed me that she was getting two matching twin-sized beds from one of her sisters! These beds were special because they belonged to my cousins Audrey and Andrew (a brother sister duo), whom Blake and Addie know as Soldier Audrey and Soldier Andrew for their service in the Marine Corps.! Obviously these cousins of mine are grown and in their early 20's now, but these beds belonged to them when they were small! The kids were SO excited to learn that they would inherit them! Did you catch that? KidS... as in more than one kid... because although Miss Addison was not even close to outgrowing her toddler bed, she would be getting an automatic upgrade as well! What a special treat!
As you can see below, Addison's crib has also been reinstated as Austin's in the "Boy's Room". As soon as we feel it's safe to start putting Austin in his big boy room, Blake and Austin will officially be roommates! Blake is SUPER excited, although he's going to have to be patient, as we're in no hurry to rush the little guy out of our room! Addison on the other hand is completely content to have her room all to herself! :)
Thank you to my Aunt Gail for allowing my Mom to keep the beds in the family, and to my Uncle Stan for packaging them so carefully and in such an organized manner... but an EXTRA SPECIAL thanks goes to my Mom for hauling the beds to my house on her own and setting them up like a rock star while I did absolutely NOTHING! Oh, and I can't forget to thank my best pal Jen for stopping by and teaming up with my Mom to completely clean and rearrange the kids rooms into the way they're seen below! They worked for HOURS that day and night... may God bless them both! The kids have been in heaven since and I'm glad I've got these photos to give them a glimpse into their childhood rooms!
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