Yesterday we welcomed the birth of our niece Nora Florence Sessoms! She was born at 7pm on December 7th in Shanghai. We are so delighted to have a new girl in the family and another cousin for the girls. We talked with Todd and Jessica last night and saw Nora for the first time – Robin was on the phone with us and was so excited it see her. When we got off Robin was VERY upset and insisted “That’s MY baby!” and wanted to sing to her goodnight. So sweet! Welcome, beautiful Nora, we can’t wait to see you in just a few weeks!
Our dear “Roary Cat Cat” passed away this morning. It was entirely unexpected, she had her regular vet appointment a few months ago and seemed perfectly healthy but I found her this morning curled up like she was sleeping in one of her favorite spots under the kids Christmas tree downstairs. Yesterday she was curled up on Lilly’s bed and when Lilly bumped her off the bench at dinner she ran over to tell Roary that she was sorry for bumping her. Last night when Bill and I were going to bed I said “Good night, Roary cat-cat, you’re a good cat-cat” like I do every night, and I remember thinking of her before I went to sleep because it was so cold outside and she usually sleeps in our bed.
Roary, you were loved dearly and were the happiest after we had our girls. You would let them play doctor with you and climb on you and you loved (just about) every minute of it. Thank you for being such a wonderful cat, you will be missed!
The morning after we told the girls they turned the Christmas tree into a rocketship to fly up to Cat Heaven and visit Roary. So sweet. They both keep repeating, “I really really really really really really really really really really really really really…miss Roary”. <3
For photos of Roary, click here.
We are having so much fun getting ready for Christmas with the girls. The day after Thanksgiving we spent decorating the house and the tree. The girls had fun putting ornaments on the tree and Roary had fun getting into the boxes :). We have been reading stories, making snowflakes and ornaments, getting e-mails from Santa Claus, looking for Ciders (our xmas elf) in new places every morning, and counting down the days to Christmas with our advent calendar. It is wonderful to see the look in their eyes, like everything is magic. We are really looking forward to celebrating with our 16 family members in Boulder this year.
Happy Holidays!
For the complete set of photos, click here.
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