Fort Denbow

What do you do when you're swimming in unpacked boxes on a slow, Saturday morning and can't bring yourself to unpack another? 

You build the biggest fort your new dining room can handle, duh.

You then proceed to make it cooler by cutting out sun roofs because it's a tad dark in there.

That leads to a game of smash the mole in which your husband grabs your cut out sun roof and gently whacks anyone in the head that pops out long enough to get whacked. Have no fear, no children were whacked hard enough to stop coming up for more.

Your five year old declares it to be the best fort ever. You melt into a little puddle and decide you're having as much fun as he is.

You then decide to do what anyone who has ever run out of room does and build up. Another box becomes a tower complete with a window that opens and closes so you can see when your dad is sneaking up on you. 

A doggie window completes the building process and you decide to leave the fort up as long as you can stand it. 

I'd like to thank our moving company for providing us with the biggest boxes I've ever seen for that afternoon of entertainment. The kids played chase with Sunday, ate snacks, read, and rested in their new fort and I got some more boxes unpacked in peace. 

Winning!

-Rachel

Comments

[julie]

The box fort: one of the only perks of the moving process!!

I am seriously in love with the second to last shot. I don't know how you guys are going to be able to take this fort down. It looks like way too much fun! Glad you guys have a new home to make your own. :)

[Janna Lynn]

I love this...its soooo adorable! Your doggie looks like my little one that is now with the angels. Keep those pics coming....black doggies are definitely adorable!!!! Hearts, Janna Lynn

[Kirsten W]

This is awesome!! Thanks for sharing, made me smile.

[Ayana]

Awww! How cute!

[molly]

Heartwarming and adorable!

[skunkboy]

This is the best! <3

[Mac]

Amazing! Great photography, too! Your kids are going to treasure those pics someday. Wow.

[Mama Smith]

Oh wow I really LOVE this! We've never had real movers and have always scowered store dumpsters for boxes so I've never had this opportunity. I am such a huge fan of box forts- my husband and I have been designing and re-designing a cardboard house to build our 15 month old when he's off of work for a week and I can't wait. Is that a sad use of our precious time :)?

[Heather]

These are the cutest, sweetest pictures ever! + your doggy looks like my doggy!
xo Heather
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[Abby]

I love that Sunday also joined in the on fort fun haha!
Abby

[Jess]

I love the fort! And I love that your family took time out of the headache that is unpacking to have fun in the midst of it all :-)

[Sway]

Wow - best fort ever!!! Literally a family fort :)
Love it completely!
Luvluv,
Sway xx

[Sarah Starr]

Looks like an amazing time! I love that Sunday got in on the fun :)

[Kate @ Songs Kate Sang]

Oh, that is a wonderful, wonderful fort!

[ruthie]

Look who is the real pro at moving! You're making it look easy :)

[Hillery]

What a fantastic fort, way to make moving fun!

[Floating--balloons.blogspot.com]

This is so adorable!

[Kayla]

That picture of Sebastian giving the thumbs-up made me laugh out loud. :) Too cute!

[Amy jo]

This is fabulously cute. We used to get a refrigerate box from Sears every once in a while when I was growing up and always made a fort. Love the last picture where Sunday looks like she's hiding! I swear I think my dog wants to sneak out of the house and take a nap over at the neighbor's some afternoons so she can get some peace and quiet! Did you guys find a house?

[Mariana]

This looks like fun!! :)

[Emily]

i love it ! we are moving house in three weeks ... eeek! i've loved reading your updates because you give me hope that we will be ok moving too !

xx

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[Jen@madeinminch]

This is the best use of moving boxes I have eve seen! Sounds like you all had a blast, and the pictures will remain to prove it. Beautiful photos, story, and best of all, memories!
Jen@madeinminch

[Maddie]

How fun! I love to make forts for my little sis :)

[Sarah]

Aw that is so sweet! I'm sure they'll remember how epic that fort was for many years to come! :)

[Hanna]

This looks like so much fun! It reminds a little of that friends episode where ross moves in with joey and chandler and they build a (less fun) fort in the living room.

[Isabel, Wake up & smell the azahar]

It seems a lot of fun! I really like to see a child playing with a box, nowadays it seems that kids need the last tecnology to have fun...t I truly believe that less is more, a simple box can do more for their imagination & intellectual growth than a thousand videogames.

[Missy]

Aw this is so sweet! Glad you all are having fun :)

[Joyce Matula Welch]

:)

[corey moortgat]

My kids just saw this on my computer, and now they want to move so that we can have enough boxes to do this!

[kristin]

This would have been my childhood dream come true!! What a fun box fort. Good luck with the rest of your move.