The house that mom built

Okay, I admit it. Justin helped too. He's responsible for the detailed carving of the portholes and moon and star cutouts in the ceiling. But I'm taking credit for design and construction.

Our newest addition to the playroom is a spacious two room castle created by expanding our existing fort with the help of our latest shipment of diapers. The arched double doors in the grand foyer welcome you into the two-story great room featuring portholes on all four walls, and the porthole on the north is actually a working window that rotates open and closed. The open-air roof lets light in through the sun roof on the front and the multiple stars cut into the ceiling create a beautiful star-pattern inside when light shines in. A working extra-wide arched door leads into the reading room located off of the great room and both the door and the ceiling flaps can be opened or shut to offer more privacy. The exterior has been professionally decorated by none other than our own little Abby and her favorite red crayon. This cozy getaway was a huge hit with the three little girls I had running around my house yesterday. I'm pretty proud of our creation.

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