Waiting....

Carmen has been waiting over two years for her new bedroom. When Dallin was born, she got moved into her own room. My parents had been waiting many years for the right time to pass my old bed onto one of my children.  My dad custom built this bed for me when I turned 8. It only seemed right that Carmen would get it when she was 8. It felt so sentimental to me to pass it to her and let her enjoy it the way that I did. However, she never fully appreciated it as much as we had hoped for.

So, we promised her for a long time that we would make her room just the way she wanted. She waited and waited while we tried to sell the loft bed. But, we all had mixed emotions about selling it. It just seemed wrong. This beautiful piece of furniture needs to stay in the family. So my dad loving came and took it apart and has it safely stored away until the right person and time comes along.

And we went to IKEA! After much waiting and anticipation, Carmen finally has her "grown up" room! It's beautiful and she loves it. She even makes her bed every morning before school! I'll add here that it was her mother that put every piece of that furniture together!! I felt so empowered after I was done.

Everyone else has been doing a lot of waiting every week during Carmen's piano lessons. Thankfully, there is a park right next door where we like to hang out for the hour and wait for her to be done. 

 The park is super old and very small, but we seem to make do each week by bringing a few small toys.

 and jumping!

On another day, when David had been out of town for the second week in a row, he texted and asked for picture of the kids, because he missed them so much. He waited while I snapped this quick pictures. Here the kids are anxiously waiting for daddy to come home!