diff --git a/parser/nodes.cc b/parser/nodes.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/parser/nodes.h b/parser/nodes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..556a828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/nodes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+#ifndef NODES_H
+#define NODES_H NODES_H
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class Node
+{
+    public:
+        void addChild(refptr<Node> child) { m_children.push_back(child); }
+
+        virtual refptr<Material> getMaterial()
+        {
+            return refptr<Material>(NULL);
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        std::vector< refptr<Node> > m_children;
+};
+
+class SceneNode
+{
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/parser/parser.yy b/parser/parser.yy
index 4a73c2e..6f6eb0b 100644
--- a/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/parser/parser.yy
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "util/Vector.h"
 #include "util/refptr.h"
 #include "shapes/Shape.h"           /* includes all shape types */
+#include "nodes.h"
 using namespace std;
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -27,28 +28,6 @@ int yywrap()
     return 1;
 }
 
-class Node
-{
-    public:
-        Node();
-        int type;
-        refptr<double> the_double;
-        refptr<Node> the_Node;
-        refptr<Node> the_tail;
-        refptr<Material> the_Material;
-        refptr<Shape> the_Shape;
-        refptr<Vector> the_Vector;
-        refptr<Color> the_Color;
-};
-
-enum Node_Type
-{
-    Node_Shape = 0x42001,           /* don't clash with bison token namespace */
-    Node_Camera,
-    Node_Options,
-    Node_Light
-};
-
 #define YYSTYPE refptr<Node>
 
 static Scene * g_scene;