We actually saw two of them, but the other one lowered out of picture range before I could get to it. It was such a happy surprise for her, especially since yesterday the two neighborhood kids that she plays with constantly moved to Pennsylvania last night. She has been so upset over this. She cried Thursday night, saying how she didn't want them to ever move. It was so heart breaking. Elisabeth is just not a crier. She's a pretty tough cookie, and with all the change that has happened this past year for us, she's been such a champ. She met this brother and sister that lived 4 houses down, almost as soon as we moved in and they instantly hit it off. They played together every day all summer. Then they told Elisabeth they'd be moving at the end of August and she's just been dreading it. The girl is 10 and is so sweet to Elisabeth. The brother is 5, and he and Ebeth get into it as if they were the brother and sister. Both are such sweet kids. Friday morning, Elisabeth woke up and said she didn't want to get up, she didn't want to go to school, she just wanted to stay home and play with her friends because it was going to be the last day she'd see them. So, after calling Kyle and seeing if I was right in letting her stay home (which she said I totally was), I called Elisabeth's school to tell them she'd be out for the day and let her play with her friends. They were together until around 7:00 PM when they finally said good-bye and drove off. It's just so hard watching your child's heart break. She's a good girl, my Elisabeth, and when she loves you, she loves you endlessly. We gave the kids our address, phone number and email address, so we can keep in touch. They'll be back next summer, so Elisabeth has already said she can't wait for winter and spring to come. :) We're going to keep her busy this weekend (which, of course, is a 4 day weekend, so we can't even count on going back to school Monday to keep her mind off of missing them). Poor Ebeth. :(Here's Julia "helping" me organize the kids' books upstairs. She was reading/cooking while helping me out.
Now she's complaining about something.
Here's a tour of our upstairs. I know, I know, it's been a long time coming, but it's just been the slowest area to organize.This is the girls' play area. I put up pictures from Elisabeth's room in DeKalb to help keep the kid area feel going.
This is the office/guest room side. We got the futon from one of Evan's co-workers who was moving to DC and didn't need it anymore. Yes, the tv sits on the ground, but Ebeth is the only one who uses it right now, and she loves laying down to watch tv. 
This is the area Julia was helping me organize. We're putting the radio on top of the bookcase so we can use it even if we're downstairs (via remote). It's still a work in progress, but Elisabeth LOVES the loft area. It's kind of her space to chill and get away from us (mainly, Julia).
This is the girls' bathroom. It is rubber ducky themed. I've had a lot of this stuff since college when I really wanted a rubber duck bathroom. Since we only had one bathroom in DeKalb, and Evan isn't exactly a fan of the motif, I waited until we had two bathrooms and used it for the girls. They both love it. :)
Their sink.
We STILL haven't finished Julia's room. Poor baby. But, as soon as we do, I'll post pictures. I'd like to get it done by the end of this month...so next week!!And here's a couple every day pics for you. This is Julia loving on the cats. They are so patiently tolerant of her. She's much more gentle with them then she was before. She greets them every morning with a excited, "Hi, Cat!".
The girls eating breakfast. There's Julia's canned smile for the camera face!
It's supposed to be super hot this week. Bleh. Evan has his first trial on Wednesday, so he's been ever so busy in the office and coming home later then normal. He's going to feel very relieved once his trial's over. Elisabeth has two days off next week (due to assessments of the students), so we'll be visiting some parks and going to the Y for a while. Now that our dining room is not the catch-all place anymore, I think I'm going to set up my scrapbooking station and finish some projects. We're all so glamorous, aren't we?
Ooh, and, my parents have booked train tickets to come and visit us in October!!!! They're coming the last week of the month and are staying through Halloween! Elisabeth is very excited, especially since my dad has never been here before. It'll be nice to have family around again.
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