bye bye kelsey

i don't think that i have spoken much thalia's friend kelsey...at least not lately. kelsey is essentially thalia's longest and best friend. she was at childtime when thalia and i first moved down here over a year ago. then when childtime closed, we decided to keep the girls together. they have seen each other almost every day for the past 19 months! they are too funny together, and they get into plenty of mischief! for a while, thalia would only share her toys with kelsey; and kelsey would only give thalia a hug good-bye when they left in the evening. when they were younger and still crawling, they would chase each other around the rooms and just giggle the entire time. it was precious!

well, last week, kelsey turned 2...and moved to a new daycare :o(. thalia and i were very sad, but we know that there are many playdates in the future. here are some pictures of the girls, and one of kelsey's mom amy. it has been great having amy and kelsey in our lives and we wish them the best! but it is not a good-bye...it is a see ya later!

here are some other pictures i just got from thalia's teachers, while we are talking about school :o)

what a fun summer the kids had...i can't believe how quickly time flies!

now to the elephant in the room - chris and i are officially homeless! we closed on our house in michigan about half an hour ago. the movers came on monday, and by wednesday afternoon, the truck was loaded and rumbling down the road!! it was a very emotional experience - and quite exhausting! but chris and i made it through...we got to see a ton of family and friends while we were home, and we are ready for our new adventure of being a family again in north carolina! i have been very hesitant to talk much about the houses...just nervous that something might fall through. and even now...saying that we have closed on our michigan house is so surreal! i can't believe we really don't have a house any more!! AND i literally JUST got word that our loan money came through for our down payment for the house down here! Praise God for relief!! i thought i might be able to copy and paste a picture of the new house, but it won't work for some reason. i'll head out this weekend and take a picture so you can all see it.

what a day! thanks for all of your love and support!

much love and hope for more sleep,

c, c, and t