perfect for Nate's treasures

I had no idea what I wanted...until I saw this:

I had searched...and searched...and searched some more. Store after store. Website after website. Month after month.  Then one day, a spur of the moment "quick run" into this store (which I might add that I have visited many times before with no success) ended my search.

It was perfect. Just perfect. Everything is perfect. I love the blue bird. I love that it fits perfectly into the little nook just outside our room. I love that it's the perfect size to hold Nate's treasures. I love the price (not cheap but reasonable). Love. Love. Love.

We hung 3 collage frames above it with 2 photos of each of our 6 kids.  Including Nate's pictures in stuff like that makes him feel like part of our normal family. 

We also moved Nate's special memory album (it used to be downstairs).  It looks perfect on top and the kids look through it all of the time.

The stuffed animals and blankets that we received during our stay at Children's hospital haven't been looked at for years. Now they are perfectly displayed. The "keepsakes" box is full of the sympathy cards that we received after his death and a few birthday cards that we receive each year.

The top drawer holds the teddy bear that we bought him in the hospital gift shop and gave to him for Easter. It also holds a blankie that Shayna made for him, the white hat that he wore in the hospital and the layette that we bought for him...but he never got to wear :(

One final treasure that speaks for itself...