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JaciR100,

We recently moved my two boys into a shared bedroom and decided to opt for two twin beds with storage rather than a bunk bed + a dresser. I wasn't sure on the ODDA bed frame either. It looks pretty ugly online but I found these example of it in Scandinavian children's room and thought it had potential.

http://pinterest.com/pin/179581103863534648/
http://pinterest.com/pin/179581103863673331/

I actually love them for our boys. They look great with these gray & white stiped duvet covers from IKEA:
http://pinterest.com/pin/179581103862902119/

I have really struggled with Christmas gifts for my 5 1/2 year old son this year. He absolutely loves ninjas and spies and secret agents and anything along those lines. We put together our own "Spy/Secret Agent" costume for him w/ black cargo pants, black long sleeve tee and a black child's vest with lots of pockets to store his gear.

Then we purchased a set of gadgets he can use to be a ninja, spy, secret agent or whatever he can imagine!

Gear includes: black binoculars, a headlamp, a voice scrambler, flashlight, motion tracker and walkie talkies.
http://pinterest.com/colleenawarren/spy-gear-for-clark/

Also bought him legos (this seems to be the most popular item for boys his age!) and a tabletop foosball table (to be shared with is older sister).

I love your living room pillows. Where are they from?

My kids have loved the Radio Flyer Retro Rocket and we bought our youngest the new Radio Flyer Bumper Car for Christmas this year!

That is a seriously adorable shower.

I made a collage of all of the grand kids silhouettes for my in-laws last Christmas and loved the way it turned out.

http://www.craftpad.com/2009/12/handmade-holiday-gifts-sneak-peek.html

I keep the Christmas books separate and just get them out during the holidays. I just bought the kids, "White Snow, Bright Snow" by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin and it is beautiful. It could easily be added to this list of wintry books.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=white+snow+bright+snow&x=0&y=0&sprefix=white+snow+bright+snow

We bought my daughter the Westport doll house for Christmas two years ago. I didn't love the PB Kids doll house people also, so I bought the Melissa & Doug wooden family doll set. They are super cute, bendy and they come with a mom, dad, brother, sister, baby and grandparents.

http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Wooden-Family-Doll/dp/B0006NUI76/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1289886724&sr=1-2

I just bought my kids a table top from IKEA for art projects and homework with these adjustable legs so I can make the table a bit shorter and adjust the height later on.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60105301

The legs are $15 each and there are tons of different table tops @ IKEA to chose from. I went with stainless steel so I could easily clean off crayon and marker and my kids love sticking magnets to it as well.

My daughter received this doll for Christmas from us and she LOVES it. She is so soft and snuggly unlike other plastic dolls and I just love the size and sweet details. She named her "Violet" and she has become part of the family.

I will add that I am not in love with the clothing the offer for the dolls which is so-so and pricey. I ended up sewing her a little skirt and top and a nightgown to match the one I made my daughter. I'd love to invest in the little sweater and shoes they sell but they are pretty pricey.

Does anyone know of any other doll clothes to buy which will fit this doll?