Come on sweetie, we are moving to England

My husband and I were sitting in our family room this weekend while the kids were playing in another room. We heard our oldest, Bean, saying to the little one …come on sweetie, we are moving to England, take my hand and we will go to Manchester. Hubby and I just looked at each other and started cracking up. A few minutes ago, I heard Bean talking to her Barbie doll about her new house, new school and her new friends. Mind you, we have not moved yet, so these are all pretend things right now, but I am glad that she seems happy about them in the conversation. I think of Bean as a very social and friendly little girl, but I have noticed she can be intimidated in group situations, especially when she does not know everyone in the group. This weekend we went to a birthday party for a neighbor friend and before we left she was very concerned –what if I don’t know anyone else and what if my friend is playing with other girls and not me? I reassured her that she would be fine and would find new friends to play with if the birthday girl was busy. We walked in, she looked around and then ran and jumped right into the fray. I am hoping she will do this after we move –look around and then jump right in. On another note, we are all a little sad. After some weather delays, daddy is finally getting on his airplane to head back to Manchester. We pray he has a safe flight. Three more weeks and we will finally be together and getting ready to go.