The purplest
We are ever-so-slowly making our way through the boxes and putting together one room at a time (or in my case, putting together a tiny corner of one room and then one tiny corner of another, as every time I wander away looking for a screwdriver or curtain rod, I end up getting sucked into something else somewhere else — and usually forgetting said screwdriver or curtain rod). Anyway, I have pictures of the boys’ rooms to share, the colors and themes of which were chosen by each boy himself.
Here is Braedan’s blue outer-space bedroom:
Learning from the master
The highlight of the house: a connecting door to Austin’s room
And here is Austin’s red transportation-themed room:
That magical door again
As always, just a blur of motion
Their coordinating red and blue rooms remind me of one of my favorite children’s books, I Love You The Purplest. The story answers that question that all parents of all time have heard from their children, “Which of us is your favorite? Who do you love the best?”
In this tale, a mother and her two sons head out in the evening sun to go fishing on a pond near their cabin. The one son is cautious and kind, slow and hard-working. The other is quick and lively, running and jumping about. They seek their mother’s approval on each page: Who dug up the best worms? Who’s the best fisherman? And her answers appease them both: “Why, you have the most worms and you have the liveliest worms.” Or, “You caught the most fish, but you were patient and caught the biggest fish.”
In the final pages as she tucks them into bed, each whispers in her ear, “Mama, who do you love the best?” And she answers one, “I love you the bluest.” Blue like the calm summer sky, blue like the ripples gleaming on the lake. The other she loves the reddest. Red like the flames of the fire, red like the hot desert flower.
So, tonight I will tuck my sensitive, gentle Braedan into bed in his blue room and my passionate, fiery Austin into bed in his red room. I love them the purplest.
:”)
Hi Krissy,
So fun to see the boys jumping around their new rooms. Love the connecting door – always there for each other. Think of all of you every day!
Helen
both rooms are absolutley lovely! Perfect for each:)
Enjoy…
Beautiful…..their rooms are nice too.
I remember reading that book at Barnes and Noble w/ my mom when I was pregnant with Lucy. Having grown up as an only child – and my mom never knowing what it was like to have more than one – we were anxious about this new baby…Could we possibly love this second child as much? Needless to say, we both couldn’t stop sobbing –and laughing at ourselves- as we read that book!
I just read that book with my girls for the first time last week – love it!
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