Big Boy Bed

We'd put it off long enough, it was finally time for Liam to get a big boy bed.  We debated about what kind of bed he should have - see, his crib/toddler bed converts to a full bed, but his room wouldn't have much room left with a full bed.  I started to look at other options but we weren't ready to make the change yet. 

But, it was time. We need more storage for this little guy to store all of his treasures and Legos.  His dresser and the small shelf were not cutting it.

It was bittersweet - my baby is growing up and no longer has his toddler bed.

With the new bed, I wasn't sure if there would be room for the rocking chair in his room, how would we rock before bed? I made sure we had photos of how the room looked before the switch.

Liam was way excited - if you saw him last week, he probably told you all about his big boy bed.

Scott had some good helpers to get the bed put together.  They were in charge of finding the right pieces and screws for Scott.

After a while, the helpers lost interest and entertained themselves with the packing material from the box.  The screws and a foam block made an excellent drum.

As soon as the bed was up, the boys were ready to climb up and try it out.  Liam got to check it out first, but as soon as I snapped this photo, Karsten was asking Liam to move so he could climb up too.

The quilt my mom made for him on his forth birthday looks great on the bed.

They're going to have tons of fun on Liam's new bed - they immediately had a stuffed animal party on the bed and then played with their Imaginex guys in the fort under the bed.  Success!