12.30.11 (Friday) - Third day of move. T likes to help.
12.29.11 (Thursday) - Second day of move. We played soccer for awhile in our new backyard. It was quite fun until P decided she'd rather throw the ball than kick it.
12.28.11 (Wednesday) - First day of the move. I worried that the girls wouldn't handle it well, but apparently an empty house and a box full of dress up clothes is all they need for happiness.
12.23.11 (Friday pm) - Sunset at my mom's house. We all ran out to see the sky and then ran back in because Chicago is a COLD COLD place.
12.23.11 (Friday am) - My mom has a new dog named Murphy. The kids are in love.
12.22.11 (Thursday) - The first time we ever drove to Chicago in one day (11.5 hours), the kids excitement about seeing Grandma prevented them from sleeping in the car. So they all passed out on the bed within two hours of arrival.
12.21.11 (Wednesday) - We went to see the lights at this over-the-top house in North Arlington. It was worth the car trip.
12.19.11 (Monday) - Another unseasonably warm day, but winter is obviously closing in on us. The stomach flu kept P up all night. Monday seemed to stretch on forever.
12.17.11 (Saturday) - "Practice" Xmas with Dan's parents. The girls received new American Girl dolls as presents, so now they each have a historic doll and a "just like me" doll. F prefers the "just like me" doll, whereas P is the complete opposite, she loves to dress Nellie in fancy dresses and read about her life.
12.16.11 (Friday) - Picking F up from school, it's important to come prepared. You never know what will need fixing on the way.
12.15.11 (Thursday) - It rained throughout the day, but the showers stopped in the evening and the temps were in the 70s. So we walked around the neighborhood for awhile, glowsticks in hand.
12.14.11 (Wednesday) - An early release day at F's school, all three kids played "adventurer" in the backyard for hours after school. Regarding the former house, last Friday we hosted playgroup and the kids all dismantled our little tikes playhouse, their teamwork was pretty impressive.
12.13.11 (Tuesday pm) - F and T always come home from school both proud and excited about the art projects they made, whereas P often shows less excitement. "Elfee" is the exception, she's practically a family member.
12.13.11 (Tuesday am) - Every year the kids bring home some sort of homemade advent calendar from preschool. Often I lose track of them, but this year we've all been diligent about cotton-balling santa. There's something wonderful about watching his beard slowly fill.
