a sad farewell

Making the play kitchen for Sutton was truly a labor of love. During the process I kept thinking about how much she and her brothers were going to love it and the hours of imaginative play that would ensue. I even hoped that many many years from now my grandchildren would play with the kitchen. Fast forward just a short 16 months later and the kitchen has been loved and played with BUT we are running out of space. We bought our three bedroom house when we had one child and now we are on the verge of having our fourth. It's getting a little cramped. Buying a bigger house is not an option right now so we have to make this little house continue to work for us! That means making some sacrifices... and the play kitchen is one of them.

(Sutton playing with the kitchen)

It was one of those situations where I knew the kitchen would have to go but I had take some time to get used to the idea. I considered storing it in the attic but that seemed silly since it would benefit no one in there. I didn't want to sell it. Finally we decided to donate it to Sutton's preschool. We figured it would be taken care of there and that lots of children would be able to enjoy it. Sutton cried a little the day her Dad and Grandpa carried it out of the house but she was fine once we saw it at her school and all the kids playing with it.

(the play kitchen in it's new home)

The teachers reported to me that the kids are loving kitchen. They even sent this cute Thank You note. The kids thumbprints were made into faces. Love it!


The director of the preschool was very kind and told me that if/when we buy a bigger house we can have the kitchen back! So maybe my grand kids really will play with this kitchen someday!