Rhett's Updated Room

For some time I've thought that Rhett's room needed updating. It felt more like a "baby's" room and not a "little guy's" room. When we changed the bed, I thought it was a great opportunity to make additional changes. I wanted his room to be a place where he wanted to hang out and be, not just a room for sleeping and changing diapers. I think we're definitely closer to that goal. Here are some of the things we did:

1. The curtains came around the summer solstice. Rhett had been waking with the sun...around 5 a.m. Obviously this was quite unacceptable so we went right out and found some new curtains. I'm pleased with these. (Now if only it would cool down some so we could keep the curtains open during the day.)

2. We ditched the overflowing stacks of books and pile of animals by sorting them into four groups. We then rotate these four groups every week. I can't believe what a difference this has made in our ability to control the mess. Every Monday before bed time, Chuck makes the switch and Rhett loves the "new" animals and the "new" books that get brought from their "sabbaticals." We like it because reading the same books over and over quickly gets old.

3. We added the little table and the bean bag chair. The table can be used for drawing, crafting, etc. and the bean bag chair for reading. His interest in doing these things in his room have definitely increased since the redesign.