Parting is such sweet sorrow :(

What a sweet evening these beautiful little girls had last night on their first and only sleep-over. We ate pizza, made a fire, roasted marshmallows, watched the American Girl Felicity movie (the girls' dollls are best friends in the American Girl world), made candy necklaces and watches, and THEN they stayed up until almost 2am. This morning they were up around 7:30 when they played American Girls some more, had breakfast in bed, and ended the play date playing outside. What a fast, furious, and fantastic sleep over for two sweethearts. We will dearly miss little Mariah. I don't know how Anna will be able to find such a wonderful, perfect friend again. I can't tell you how tragic this loss is for our family. Mariah lives only a minute away, and HER mom does most of the transporting for the girls. Mariah is the youngest of four while our Anna is the oldest of four. Isn't that cute? I love that Anna goes to their house and sees intense homeschooling in action. It gives her a peek into our future. :) I need to add that buying Anna's American Girl has been a great decision. All that agonizing I did over it, and my initial decision wasn't right!! Oh, well. It's not the first time I messed up with these kids.