Well, we spent the night for the first time last Sunday, and the girls did great. I thought they would freak out a little bit, being in a new place with new stuff... but they snuggled right in - Josie into her new crib (Sadie's old crib) and Sadie into her freshly painted, new white "big girl bed" (a toddler bed from Aunt Becky and Uncle James). They also helped unpack their clothes, books, and toys. By "helping," of course, I mean that I unpacked and put away while they pulled off shelves, out of drawers, and generally wreaked havoc. :)
In the week since we've been here, life has been pretty good, if a little chaotic. Sadie likes her new room so much that she ASKS to go take a nap in her big girl bed. Josie is having a great time crawling around and exploring everything... her favorite part seems to be the tall, low windows - she can stand up and look right out of them.
There is a plethera of wildlife around this place, which is weird, since it's smack in the middle of suburbia. There are 6 deer that LIVE right here. Two mommies, and 4 little ones. They eat in the backyard and sleep in the flower garden in front of the house. It's kind of weird to look out the window and see them just sitting around like they own the place :) There are also 3 raccoons that live in the giant oak tree out front... along with a bajillion mean little gray squirrels. Mean, you ask? YES! As soon as you go outside, the little boogers start chattering, squealing, and chucking acorns at your head. They got me twice already. The first morning we woke up and right outside the french doors in our bedroom, we could see 2 mallard ducks - a male and a female - swimming in the "pond" right behind the deck. Surprisingly enough, our enormous dog hasn't scared everything away yet. I hope they all stay (with the possible exception of the mean acorn-chuckers).
