The Great Bunkbed Experiment

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... we stole an idea from our friend Michelle, who also has 2 rambunctious boys about the same ages as ours. We pitched it to Kieran and Liam and they thought it was grand, so as of last weekend we have.... bunkbeds!! Here's Kieran (with best buddy Nathaniel) and Liam showing them off:

We installed them in Liam's room with the help of Courageous Mark, and moved Kieran's bookshelf and dresser in too. The kids seem to think they're brilliant... and so far it seems to be working - bedtime is still a bit crazy but it seems to be taking only 1 hour instead of 2.... Even better, it only takes one parent, which is nice for those nights when Mike has a meeting or I'm in Peru or something. Liam had a bit of a freak-out with the guard-rail the first night, so now we just have some extra cushions on the floor underneath instead in case he falls off - which he hasn't so far.

yook, I got a MOON yight!!

The bookshelves miraculously fit together at the end of the bed to form a cute little book nook. It's like we planned it or something! So now we read by the books at night before tucking them in and starting the lights-out madness...

And yes, pretty much everything you see is from IKEA. Or Goats on the Roof. And yes, the walls really are lime green. Cool eh?!

Meanwhile, Kieran's room is being converted into the playroom. Yes, we do have a huge playroom downstairs, which the kids never use because of, you know, the monsters down there! So we're hoping for the next couple of years that this arrangement will work better for them. I'll post photos of the playroom once it's all nicely organized (ha ha).