Dear Darling Daughters,

Today your Daddy and I took you girls to get your Christmas pictures taken. The last few years we've always done them in January. This year I wanted them done before actual Christmas. Girls you were wonderful today.. so well behaved. You also looked scrumptiously adorable in your Gymboree outfits. There is something so huggable about little girls in sweaters. I couldn't keep my hands off you... smoothing your hair, hugging you. Spending these last few days with you two... alone... without the other kids around was so special to me. There is not going to be many times more that we can do so. We must embrace your cousins and they will be like brothers and sister to you. I'm sorry for any negatives that result from this. Please understand that life cannot be planned. I had no clue that life would be this way. So far you both have done an amazing job with handling the disruptions. There have been repercussions and attitudes and adjustments but you've both been amazingly adaptable. I feel pride in myself because for two little girls like yourselves (coming from such a regimented, solely focused upon you world to such a topsy turvy, push you in the background one) to have adapted so well can only mean that I've taught you to be confident and that you know how well-loved you are. Girls, I know this is a hard time for you. You miss your world, your friends, your structure, your toys, my time, your Daddy and Grandma, you other relatives, etc. I know that things are not how you would personally like them. Ainsley, it kills me that you wake up at 2am calling for your Daddy. Aidan, it kills me when you tell me how sad you are and how you wish we could come home and stay. Please know, no matter what occurs, you two are still my loves and that the world does still revolve around you... it's just that there are now 4 others standing in the middle with you.

Darling Daughters... I love you more than myself... and when you grow up and learn how inwardly selfish we all are... you'll know what that means. ;-)

 Mommy

Welll.....

That didn't last long.... SIGH.... school is just going to have to wait until January 10th. Boo!