~ We'll miss you Natalie ~

The girls best friend and our babysitter Natalie just got married. Thursday was my last day of work and Friday just happened to be her wedding day. We couldn't have planned it any better. The girls have been so excited to go to her wedding. They have been playing "wedding" for weeks now. They were so excited to see her that they didn't want to wait in the line or walk up to see her. Of course they went sprinting through the grass and cut in line to get to her. She looked so beautiful and everything turned out so pretty. I wasn't prepared for how heart broken Rylee would be when she left. Ella tells me on a regular basis that Natalie is her best friend and she doesn't want her to leave but Rylee has been asking how many days until I get to be home with them. So imagine my surprise to hear that she hid in a closet on Natalies last day so she couldn't see her cry. Telling Natalie she didn't want it to be her last day. Did I mention she cried after we went through the line, all the way home from the wedding, and cried her self to sleep? I finally got smart and promised to print this picture off and give it to her so she can hang it on her wall. She's worried Natalie will forget about her and that she'll forget Natalie. I told her she can look at the picture when ever she's sad and that we will see her again. Natalie was really great with the girls and we couldn't have asked for any better. She taught us some great tricks like; Using a glue gun to make your ginger bread house look perfect, how to use a straighting iron to curl your hair, and taught the girls some fun games. She also taught Ella the phrase "you little stinker" it's really cute in her "New Jersey" accent. We're grateful she was able to work for us and we will miss her. We hope she married her prince and lives happily ever after!