"Sister"

I failed to mention earlier that we have a new addition to our family this spring: our exchange student from Germany, Natalie. She joined us in February, and we have thoroughly enjoyed having her here with us.

At Easter, Elena mentioned to my cousin's wife, Anne, that "my sister is sleeping." Anne had a brief panic attack thinking that we had had another child and she had somehow managed to miss it entirely. It was then that I realized that I hadn't gotten around to writing about her on here.

As you can see from the picture, the kids love her! Sam had a little trouble remembering her name for the first couple of weeks. He knows it now, but continues to just call her "Sister". She does not have any younger siblings and comes from a big city so living with small children in a small town is a big adjustment for her. After a couple of weeks, she said that she will miss the small town life when she goes back home (not that she would want to live here permanently :) We sure will miss her when she goes home in June.