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The IKEA in Denver finally opens next week! I'm so ridiculously excited to finally be able to experience what the rest of the country has for years. Woo!

Our IKEA finally opens next month! I can't wait! Cart or no cart, I'm just excited to finally have one to visit.

We have a beautiful square granite coffee table that we stored away when our son was born 3 years ago. Between the sharp corners and the hard top, there was no way I felt he'd be safe around it. Turns out he's fairly cautious, but now we have a crawling baby who isn't too cautious. So it will remain in storage for a few more years. Small price to pay for safety, I think.

We replaced it with a soft-sided storage ottoman from Target that now serves as toy storage and a table of sorts. Sure, it's not as attractive, but at least I know the kids are safe.

My 3 year old son just adores his Angel Dear monkey. And more than 2 years later, it still looks great. It's easy to wash and wears well. I just bought the pink monkey for my infant daughter and hope she loves it as much. And I agree to buy in pairs--you never know when it might get lost, or if nothing else, you'll have a second for when it's in the wash. My son still hasn't figure out that I have two. :)

Like this post mentions, I recently tried to hire a designer just to help with paint colors and some accessories. Someone to help me tie my place together. As much as I enjoy it, with an infant and toddler, I am just too tired and busy to do the necessary legwork to update my house. However, she was terrible! She was young and inexperienced and intimidated by my kids. She was completely unhelpful. She even forgot to bring her paint wheel on her second visit here. She really suggested nothing I hadn't thought of on my own. Because of this, I'm tempted to try a more "full-service" option, hoping to get some actual advice and get the process going.

Love it! It's just precious. And your son is adorable. Congrats! :)

When we lived in MI, we used to love to go to the cider mill for cider, apples, and fresh donuts. But we don't have them here in CO, so we make due with Fall hikes and pumpkin carving.

Yep, fade on violet. I'm in South Metro and the IKEA will be just a few miles from my house. Woo! I grew up in Detroit, where there was no IKEA until AFTER I moved to Denver, so this will be my first time living near one. We actually drove to the Chicago location years ago from MI and loaded up our car. No more of that! :)

Geesh, does every single book a kid owns have to have perfect educational value? After the Goodnight City series post, it seems I'm the only one who has quite a few books that are just fun and without gorgeous illustrations or morals or educational takeaway. Some of my son's current favorites are "throw aways" I picked up in the Target dollar bin. If he loves them, then so do I. We have plenty of classics and more "important" books as well, but not everyone's library can contain all perfect books.

To respond to this particular question, pop-up books are fun for kids (and adults) and that can be valuable.

I was thinking the same thing, Toker! How do you even slide down that?