diff --git a/src/arena_allocator.c b/src/arena_allocator.c
index 1c94beb..4bdf4bc 100644
--- a/src/arena_allocator.c
+++ b/src/arena_allocator.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #define DEFAUL_REGION_SIZE 1048576 /* 8 * 1024 * 1024 = 8MB */
 
@@ -11,19 +12,60 @@ Region *new_region(size_t capacity) {
   }
   Region *region = malloc(capacity + sizeof(Region));
   assert(region != NULL);
-  *region = (Region){.next = NULL,
-                     .capacity = capacity,
-                     .cursor = 0};
+  *region = (Region){.next = NULL, .capacity = capacity, .cursor = 0};
+
+  // Zero initialise memory
+  memset(region->data, 0, capacity);
+
   return region;
 }
 
-Arena arena_init(size_t capacity) {
+Arena *arena_init(Arena *parent, size_t capacity) {
   Region *region = new_region(capacity);
-  Arena arena = {.begin = region, .end = region};
+
+  if (parent != NULL) {
+    // Allocate new arena in parent to reduce likelyhood of loss
+    Arena *current_arena = arena_alloc(parent, sizeof(Arena));
+    *current_arena = (Arena){.parent = parent,
+                             .begin = region,
+                             .end = region,
+                             .child = NULL,
+                             .sibling = NULL};
+
+    // if parent has no children this arena is now it's child
+    if (parent->child == NULL) {
+      parent->child = current_arena;
+      return current_arena;
+    }
+
+    // Push the arena onto the first childs sibling list
+    current_arena->sibling = parent->child;
+    parent->child = current_arena;
+    return current_arena;
+  }
+
+  // Create root of arena tree
+  Arena *arena = malloc(sizeof(Arena));
+  *arena = (Arena){.parent = NULL,
+                   .begin = region,
+                   .end = region,
+                   .child = NULL,
+                   .sibling = NULL};
   return arena;
 }
 
 void arena_deinit(Arena *arena) {
+  if (arena == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+  // Recursively deinit children
+  while (arena->child != NULL) {
+    Arena *current_child = arena->child;
+    arena->child = current_child->sibling;
+    arena_deinit(current_child);
+  }
+
+  // actually free the data
   assert(arena->begin != NULL && arena->end != NULL);
   Region *region = arena->begin;
   while (region != NULL) {
@@ -31,10 +73,34 @@ void arena_deinit(Arena *arena) {
     free(region);
     region = next_region;
   }
-  *arena = (Arena){.begin = NULL, .end = NULL};
+
+  arena->begin = NULL;
+  arena->end = NULL;
+
+  // If we're the tree root free us from malloc
+  if (arena->parent == NULL) {
+    free(arena);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Now that we have no descendants tell our parent and siblings of our death
+  if (arena->parent->child == arena) {
+    arena->parent->child = arena->sibling;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Arena *previous_sibling = arena->parent->child;
+  while (previous_sibling != NULL && previous_sibling->sibling != arena) {
+    previous_sibling = previous_sibling->sibling;
+  }
+  if (previous_sibling != NULL) {
+    previous_sibling->sibling = arena->sibling;
+  }
 }
 
 void *arena_alloc(Arena *arena, size_t size) {
+  // TODO: only align when needed
+  size = (size + 7) & ~7; // align size increase to multiple of 8
   Region *region = arena->end;
   assert(region != NULL);
 
@@ -46,6 +112,8 @@ void *arena_alloc(Arena *arena, size_t size) {
 
   void *result = &region->data[region->cursor];
   region->cursor += size;
+  // TODO: only align when needed
+  size = (size + 7) & ~7; // align size increase to multiple of 8
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arena_allocator.h b/src/arena_allocator.h
index 9209bb7..0c48a10 100644
--- a/src/arena_allocator.h
+++ b/src/arena_allocator.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
 
 typedef struct Region_s Region;
 struct Region_s {
@@ -11,13 +10,17 @@ struct Region_s {
   unsigned char data[];
 };
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct Arena_s Arena;
+struct Arena_s {
+  Arena *parent;
+  Arena *child;
+  Arena *sibling;
   Region *begin;
   Region *end;
-} Arena;
+};
 
-Arena arena_init(size_t capacity);
+Arena *arena_init(Arena *parent, size_t capacity);
 void arena_deinit(Arena *arena);
 
 void *arena_alloc(Arena *arena, size_t size);
-//void *arena_clear(Arena *arena);
+// void *arena_clear(Arena *arena);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4c2facd..867478d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -10,14 +10,37 @@
 
 #include "arena_allocator.h"
 
-/*int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  Arena global_arena = arena_init(0);
-  for (int i = 0; i <= 1048576+100; i++) {
-    int *number = arena_alloc(&global_arena, sizeof(int));
+/*
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  // arena allocation test
+  printf("Allocation test\n");
+  Arena *global_arena = arena_init(NULL, 0);
+  for (int i = 0; i <= 1048576 + 100; i++) {
+    int *number = arena_alloc(global_arena, sizeof(int));
     *number = 42;
   }
-  arena_deinit(&global_arena);
-}*/
+
+  // arena children test
+  printf("children test\n");
+  Arena *child_arena = arena_init(global_arena, 0);
+  Arena *sibling_arena = arena_init(global_arena, 0);
+  Arena *grandchild_arena = arena_init(child_arena, 0);
+  Arena *greatgrandchild_arena = arena_init(grandchild_arena, 0);
+  Arena *greatgrandchildsibling_arena = arena_init(grandchild_arena, 0);
+  Arena *greatgrandchildsiblingsibling_arena = arena_init(grandchild_arena, 0);
+  Arena *greategreatgrandchild_arena =
+      arena_init(greatgrandchildsibling_arena, 0);
+  Arena *greatsiblinggreatgrandchild_arena =
+      arena_init(greatgrandchildsiblingsibling_arena, 0);
+
+  printf("deinit tests\n");
+  arena_deinit(greatgrandchild_arena);
+
+  arena_deinit(global_arena);
+
+  printf("tests complete\n");
+}
+*/
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   wn_window window = {0};