Big Girl Bed!

Old bed (crib) left--new bed in the works--right

Fairy girl is sleeping at the foot of her bed. Why? Because Angel was upset that her new bed wasn't set up yet, so she got the bright idea of having a sleepover! Since we've never had twin beds before, they didn't realize there wasn't that much room for two people, even of the little variety. So, they got the bright idea that of giving themselves a bit more room by sleeping feet to feet! Sadly, their sleepover lasted about 10 minutes before I had to break their party up due to breaking the noice curphew!



And here's my sweet four year old Fairy Girl, finally out of her crib and into her big girl bed. We did attempt to buy a toddler bed earlier this year, but she wanted no part of it. And honestly when it arrived (ordered on the internet, we wanted solid wood)--we did not like the color, it was too dark. So, we sold it brand new and unused to a local children's resale shop for a whopping $25, taking an $80 hit! Well, the girls' new beds are custom-made log beds--made in the U.P. They even have these very distinctive worm markings all over the logs, giving them lots of character. J. spent the entire weekend last weekend sanding and sanding, as the logs were rough, and we didn't want the girls to get hurt--and then he varnished them. The beds were NOT cheap, but J's had his heart set on log beds for his little girls for years, so what can I say (except it is VERY difficult to change the sheets on these---crib sheets are a LOT easier to change! The logs are in the way!) And, on top of these high quality log beds, he wanted organic mattresses and box springs (which I agree with). So here are some interesting facts--the two beds combined, including the log beds, mattresses, and box springs came to about A LOT! Then I had to buy sheets (purchased the mattress pads last year==waterproof, breatheable, but NOT plastic!!) and dust ruffles. I like the sheets a lot, so I'll get two more sets (400 TC, from Amazon--and they were only in the $30 range each!). Not included in the price are two log side tables, which are not here yet. We can't afford the new dressers yet, as we had to somehow buy ourselves a new vehicle recently as well--but someday--for now we got these tall wood and whicker dressers from Aldi's--which works fine for now since their clothing is small:) And one more interesting fact! Take a wild guess at how much these beds weigh with the mattresses and box springs on (these are natural rubber with organic wool and cotton--much heavier than standard mattresses and box springs)--all together each bed with the mattress and box spring weighs somewhere between 400 and 500 pounds! Can you believe that?

Ok, regarding their artwork all over the walls (aka crayons)--we've done nothing so far, except purchase a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Regarding the crayon markings all over the wood floors--J quickly got it out with WD-40!