Bunk Beds

There are so many fun toys at this house! Clara discovered this little dollhouse today and after playing with the little dolls for awhile, decided Panda and Pooh Bear needed to sleep. We made them bunk beds and then Clara decided to sleep with them.

Needless to say, we are having lots of fun! The sleeping part took a little adjustment the first couple of days but we are slowly getting into a groove and Clara is loving her special bed. It has been so terrific this time around to have an older toddler who I don't have to worry about quite as much. Sure, she still finds things she shouldn't necessarily get into, but she's much better at following directions, she's much more capable and careful and thus able to handle more, she's much more confident around the animals and, with so many interesting new things to look at, there's a lot to keep her busy. This evening I was even able to chop up all the veggies for our soup without interruption while she contentedly played with kitties, read books and snacked on orange pieces. At one point I asked what she was doing as she wandered through the kitchen and she replied, "Nothing.... just walking around...." The weather has been gross lately and it's been such a blessing to have a big house to play in!