The Boy's Room

One of the biggest 'to dos' for me now that the 'due' date is getting closer, has been to move Gage into the same room as Ryan. Originally, when we bought Ryan a bunk bed for Christmas three years ago, this transition was going to be easy. One bunk bed=two excited boys.

Not so.

Ryan refuses to sleep on the top (just because). And Gage just canNOT be trusted up there. So, what was once an easy move-in became an all-out disassembly of the bed. Then I had to rack my brain to figure out a way to make them both {fit} into such a teeny, tiny room. It was tough, but we got er done.

Here's what I came up with:

I got the quilts at TJMaxx for $29 and was sooo excited about it. To me, they just scream "All American Boy". The only other new item in the room is that little lamp...got it at WalMart for $10 and it's already broke. Grrr...

JD and I actually did a little "Trading Spaces" and had a bit reveal for the boys. When they saw their new room, they were so excited! They both started jumping on the beds screaming, "It's just like Peter Pan!!!" So with that...I decided to rip out a few pages of their favorite storyline and frame them on the wall...I love the saying above each of their beds: One says "Hullo Tink" and the other says "the wondering boys". Perfect.


This is the framed picture of Captain Hook, which...according to Ryan...HAS to come down every night. He's decided it makes a better Lego holder. Captain Hook is safer when he's covered up by Legos.

I got his hangy thing at IKEA a few years ago. I had high hopes for it...thought it would be really functional...turns out, it just kinda hangs there and looks cute.

And this picture is just a sign of the times. That baseball is signed by Ken Griffy Jr, but to Ryan it's as good as gold. He thinks Babe Ruth signed it.

Anyway, that's the room...finally finished. Now if I could just get the nursery ready...