walking

els loves to go on walks... nowhere in particular, just out to walk.

she's been a little off since the move- super clingy. tomorrow we have our first wedding since the move and she has been really concerned about it. lots of tears and requests that daddy go alone :) so today she requested to go for a walk. i obliged. we picked flowers and talked. i let her lead the way. i just followed....

and she led us 2 blocks away... to our old house.

she looked up at me with those big, round, brown eyes and held in her tears. she said, 'i just wanted to see it.' i bent down and asked, 'do you miss it?' she said, 'yes.' i hugged her and told her we could come back and visit anytime she wanted. she decided to invite her imaginary fairy friends to the new house, as she accidentally left them behind. :)

when we got home, she wanted to go on another walk, with just chris. again, he let her lead the way, and again, they wound up at the old house. they put their hands on the door and said prayers of thanks for the memories and wishes that we will have many more sweet memories in our new home.

these walks melted me. els is such a strong little girl. we underestimated how much our move would impact her. we know that she'll bounce back and end up loving our new place as we love it... till then, if going on lots of walks to visit the old house is what it takes, we'll do it... bringing each little fairy with us as well.

Comments

[Kim H.]

Very sweet and tender. :)

[patty]

elsie just melted me...too sweet!
(and yes, she will adjust!)
happy 4th of july!
enjoy...

[Rachael]

That is soooo sweet & made me all teary! I love you Elsie!! Hugs!

[Tanya]

I love the story, so sweet, and I love the look of those pictures. Are they taken with your iPhone? The funny thing is that my son loves moving. Out with the old, in with the new. We thought we were moving out of this house until recently, and he was excited. He says he's tired of it! Kids are so funny.

[Kate J.]

Jamie, it seems like a chapter of a story. Els still wants the old house and her life left behind in there. That was very sweet when Chris prayed and laid hands on the door of the old house. What a caring and understanding dad!

[stephanie mah]

this post just melt my heart. ((:

[kate]

i almost teared up on that one.. i bet she will remember that forever..

[natalie8817]

Very sweet and tender. She is blessed to have two parents who are so willing to tune in to her. :)

[tara pollard pakosta]

so sad! poor elsie!
kids are resilient, but it's actually probably harder that the move was so close. out of sight, out of mind is probably much easier! but the visits, since it is so close, will probably help.
when we moved, we moved an hour away and savannah was so excited before we moved, but the day of the move, brought her to tears.
it's hard, change is hard. but she will be just fine, cause she has 2 wonderful parents who provide stability and comfort and gives her just what she needs!
maybe a mini scrapbook of her old house she could carry around would help her too! HINT HINT!
I need some inspiratioN! have not scrapbooked in FOREvER! tara

[Chanda]

Jame...have you ever considered being a writer? This, for example, is good material... xoxo

[ming]

this story is toooo cute