Bunks

Shortly after we returned from Arizona we bought the kids bunk beds from Craigslist.  I had been watching prices and trying to find a good quality bunk bed that was inexpensive and felt like we were getting a good deal.  We got this sturdy, well built Dania bunk bed for a super price from a very nice family.  Sometimes Craigslist is SO awesome!  This was one of those times. 

Here is the process: 

Make a big mess in Josie's room as we try to assemble the bed... kids running around in the background. 

 Move Josie's bed into Benjamin's room.  Kids are still running around like crazy.  Benjamin always blurry from movement.

In the middle of setting up the bunks we had to take a break and go to the Seattle Children's Theater production of The Adventures of Spot because we had previously made reservations for this day with our season's pass.  And since we were there we decided to walk over to the Pacific Science Center for a bit.  Below the kids inside an enormous guitar. 

 On the way home from Seattle Center we stopped by and bought mattresses for the bunks.  Because they would not fit in the car with the kids in the back seat nor long, tall Marty driving, Marty and the kids hopped on a bus while I drove home with the mattresses, unloaded them and went back and picked them up from the bus station in West Seattle.
Below are the happy kids with their new bunk beds.

Benjamin sleeps below and Josie above and I will not go into the full details of the sleep because over the past three years I have spent far too much time thinking about and analyzing sleep and mostly dreaming about sleep.  But I will say that Benjamin has slept every night in his own bed for over a month and I have gotten more sleep in the past month than the past three years combined.  It's not perfect, he still often wakes up once a night but it is an enormous step in the right direction.