Thank you, Lord and Thank you, Fairhursts!

As stated in a previous post, Dan built the girls bunk beds for their new room. Jake went back to the room he started in 7 years ago (yes, we are still planning on covering up the Noah's Ark border...just haven't done it yet). He was not the most thrilled about the whole room switch, but I garunteed him that once he got used to it, he would probably like it better. I don't know if we have arrived to that point yet or not, but we are close. And this here bunk bed (pictured below) is a big reason why! When Dan told the youth group that he was building bunk beds, he got an offer from one of the teenage girls that we could have her old one that she had shared with her older sister. After talking about it, we jumped on it and Jake has really been diggin' his new sleeping quarters. We only have the top bunk since they kept the bottom part (it is their brother's bed). But we can easily put something under there in the future if we need/want to, but for now, it is a fun little hideout. As you can see from the pictures, it has 5 drawers off to the side. Also, underneath, there is a built in shelf (not the one you can see in the pic). But what Jake loves the most about his new bed is the built in desk. He thinks it is the neatest thing (and we think it's pretty cool too). It only took minutes for the desk to get messy, so we are working on some sort of organizational unit for the 2 drawers. The one I bought from Walmart is too big, but my mom may have found an expandable on at Tuesday Morning. If that one doesn't work, Dan will make something. So...there you have it. The last picture on here is Jake's old race car bed. I still get emotional about it when I think about it...silly, I know, but I can't help it. Jake went from his crib to that bed and it holds many a memory. I'm tearing up just thinking about them right now. Mostly, it is just a reminder to me that my little boy is not so little anymore...that each year seems to go faster than the last. Jake loved his race car bed and wasn't so sure about getting anything else yet, so I was very pleased at how much he loves the bunk bed. So, thank you Lord, for working out all the details for Jakers to get a "new room" too. And thank you Fairhursts, for your generosity...I know this bed will bring us many good memories as well.Good bye faithful, old race car bed! You served us well!