The kids were bubbling over with excitement when they arrived at Villa van Loon in Paris. Even Aubrey was nearly jumping with excitement although she knew the renovations didn’t really affect her. The pure fact that Emi and Angelo were so happy made her beam from ear to ear. Amanda chuckled, holding Elia in her arms. Elia was confused by all of the excitement. They were back in the house that they’d visited not that long ago--quite frankly she couldn’t seem to see any reason for excitement. Niels was speaking quietly with the contractor while they waited for a tour of the new kids’ bedrooms. Niels and Amanda had seen pictures of the finished products, but nothing could’ve prepared them for the real deal. As they stepped into Elia’s bedroom, there were a lot of oohs and aahs. It was absolutely adorable. “You can even raise the other railing and turn it into a full crib,” the contractor explained. Amanda set Elia down and explained to her that this was her room. Elia walked over to the toddler bed and put her hands on it. “Mine?” Niels smiled widely. “Yes, that’s yours, cutie,” he told her. They moved on to the next room, and Angelo started jumping up and down. It was a bit mature for him, but they’d intentionally had the room designed to fit him for years to come. “Oahs!” Angelo exclaimed. It took Amanda a moment to realise he was referring to the oars. There were also some model boats on the other side of the room. “Boats!!!” Angelo was running around, touching this and that. Then last but not least, they were led to Emi’s bedroom. She squealed with delight when she saw the perfect princess room. The first thing she spotted was her stuffed animal duck from her babyhood. "It's Duckie," she said, running over to the toy and hugging it tightly. Then her eyes wandered elsewhere. “I looooove the light,” she said, staring up at the modern chandelier. “And the bed is a circle!!!” She beamed and set Duckie back down before running to the bed and climbing barefooted onto it. “Can I jump on it just this once?” she asked.
Amanda and Niels laughed and glanced at each other. “Just this once,” they agreed. “Wheee! Come on Aubrey, you’ll be sleeping here too tonight!” Amanda smiled and thanked the contractor. The kids thanked him a million more times and when he took his leave, the kids, except for Elia all retreated to their rooms.
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August 2017
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