About nine months ago, Marcus's sister, Wendi, called us from Florida to see if she could come up for a visit the following weekend. The boys and I excitedly prepared the guest bedroom for her, and it has been dubbed "Wendi's room" ever since. Her trip out here was originally a job-hunting venture, and, since it was successful, she ended up staying on with us until early last week.
The boys have been so used to knocking on Wendi's door and asking her to play music for them, or show them cool little videos on her computer, or let them bounce on her bed. Ethan, especially, loved his one-on-one time with Aunt Wendi. Wendi joked that she and Ethan bonded because they were both second-borns and knew what it felt like to get less attention than their older siblings. Caleb's favorite thing to do with Aunt Wendi is go on pretend adventures. Wendi is an avid traveler, and she loved filling Caleb's imaginative head with foreign places.
Although it is weird to have her out of the house, at least Aunt Wendi is still living nearby, and hopefully we will all enjoy many years in Birmingham together.
Here is Wendi playing the part of Dora the Explorer during the boys' birthday party.
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