We returned this afternoon from a super-quick trip to Portland, to spend some time with family and pick up a couple of things at West Elm for our new dining room. Â Our time there was short, but it was so good to catch up with my brother and sister-in-law, and dote on the darling nieces. Â Morgan is 6 weeks old, and much changed since we saw her at Christmas. Â She’s looking around a lot now, loves to be held and cuddled, and looks like a perfect little angel when she sleeps. Â I spent much of last night and this morning with her tucked into my arms – I am decidedly in love with this little girl.
Elise is also changing with each passing month, becoming more independent and coming into her own as a grown-up little girl (where did my baby niece go??? Â sigh…). Â Favorites include cartoons, cream cheese (I discovered at breakfast this morning that the bagel is only there as a surface for the cream cheese to be scraped off of), and living room blanket forts. Â It took her longer than usual to warm up to us this time around, but Uncle Shane was able to wriggle his way into her good graces this morning, with a ride down the playground slide.
It’s so hard to say good-bye to these little girls each time we leave, knowing that they will be growing and changing so much between visits. But then again, it’s ok – I have visions of taking Elise shopping someday, instilling in her my appreciation for a good deal and comfortable pair of heels, working on art projects with Morgan, smearing paint on canvases together while we chat about school or family or her favorite books and TV shows, and having the girls up to Seattle for a sleepover with their Auntie. Â So I can look forward to that, deal with the changes, and revel in the amazing little people that they are quickly becoming.