For Savannah's 7th birthday, we decided to redo her room. Her room had been the same since she was about to turn three. While it was cute, we were both tired of it and wanted something new and exciting. Savannah mentioned she wanted blue in her big girl room and it just so happened that Pottery Barn Kids came out with a blue quilt. It was like the stars aligned.
While some big girl rooms include pictures of Justin Bieber or some other face in pop media, my Savannah's does not. She remains right where I want her. . . innocent. The television hasn't made it into our daily lives (movies in the van play pretty often but are often Thomas, Thumbelina, or Elmo) which leaves Savannah somewhat untouched by popular influences. When I step back and look at her room, I am thrilled that she is excited about the colors, the new ceiling fan, and about moving back into her room so that she can set up her classroom and baby doll center again.
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