Yo Ho, Yo Ho, The Pirate Ship Has Sailed

The pirate ship has sailed away and left our pirate brood a shack to sleep in! Finally it is almost done! Pardon the unmade cabin - DD adn DS were playing in it right before I took the pic. I still need to frame out the windows, make the hanging sign over the cabin entrance, attach the Jolly Roger (skulls and crossbones) and the painted treasure chest with jewels - but at least it is built, now it just needs embellishment:)
A rock climbing wall was built on this side to get to the top bunk... they love this part of the bed! You can buy climbing holds at REI and mount them to most sturdy surfaces. But, you have to have really strong toes to scale the wall! My aunt and DH are building stairs for the other side of the bed with 3 sets of shelves for toys, there are three shelves that will fit under the rock wall for backpack storage. This is a close up of the plam trees that I have started to paint for the mural near the entrance to their room.

DS says that he likes the view from his bed, but once the beach, Capt. Jack Sparrow, the ocean and the sea turtles are painted, I think he'll love the view from his bed. The palm trees took about 5 hours to sketch and paint - but that is because I am not an artist at all! But, you can learn how to paint murals on You Tube - it's amazing! So now, I need to watch to learn how to paint a beach. I have seen some murals in town and in comparison these palms turned out well.