Sisterly Love

Summer came and went far faster than I would have liked this year. I loved the long, lazy days with my girls. We tried not to schedule too much. I just made the most of swimming, playing, and soaking in every second I could with them.

Now that Bayleigh is back in school it seems like the twins and I are on much more of a schedule as well. No more 9 o'clock breakfasts or staying up late. Last night, after dinner the girls were begging me to play outside. Rather than having them making messes while I tried to clean them up, I found this a very good idea. Although the high yesterday was well over one hundred, the evening actually seemed cooler than normal (by cool I mean 90s), and the girls played outside for almost an hour. This may not seem like much, but with hot, Arizona summers, the girls usually are wanting to come in after twenty minutes. Anyway, as I watched them from my kitchen sink hauling odds and ends up to the fort area of their playground and after everything was arranged perfectly, they all sat and held hands in a circle. The smiles on their faces were huge, filled with love for each other, and the bond of a special, secret moment between sisters. I don't know what was said or how the special fort meeting came to be, but having a glimplse at a very special moment between my three beautiful little girls, filled me so much happiness. Everywhere we look these days, there is so much sorrow, pain, and suffering. My three amazing little girls have taught me to love on a level I never knew possible. The showed me not to dwell on things that are better left in God's hands, to always stop and smell the roses, and to find the silver lining on every cloud.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Well, after quite the blogging vacation. I am back. This time I am not going to give any promises about how I will be a better blogger or give you any excuses as to why I forgot about our blog for so long. Instead, I am going to post some pics of my favorite people and give you some updates about what we have been up to.

After a summer that went by way to fast, Bayleigh started back to school. This year she is in first grade. She has become quite the reader and loves to write. I never realized how kids learning to read can be a blessing and a curse. In the past, before reading, I could scroll past shows in the TV guide, order what I wanted for the kids in the drive through, etc. Now, I Bayleigh is telling me what shows she wants to watch or exactly what she wants to eat, and I can't pretend like the show isn't on, or they don't have that on the menu. She knows and makes sure that the twins know, and I wind up with all three of them letting me know that they want to watch Tinkerbell for the 100th time! Of course, I couldn't be more proud of the little stinker. I don't think I ever have to worry about getting a speeding ticket again. She is excellent at monitoring my MPH, and is quick to remind me that breaking the law is wrong.

Here are a few pics of our little angel's first day back at school.


It is very important for Bayleigh to make her uniform as stylish/fancy as possible...bows, sashes, ribbons, but all that dims in comparison to her sweet smile and precious personality!

-Love this girl

-My three munchkins!



-I can't think of a better role model for the twins, she has the patience of a saint.

Now what would an update be if I didn't tell you about my other two blond-haired blue-eyed princesses. Starting with Brylee. Brylee can always find a way to make me laugh. She wants to be tough and strong, but is quite the softy on the inside. She always gives us a different perspective on every situation...she definitely thinks outside the box. Sleeping is hard for her. At naptime, she can find thirty different things to do, besides take a nap, even though she is so tired from playing so hard. She will always call out, "Someone...I need some help falling asleep." This usually involves a back rub and lots of snuggles. She is a great swimmer. She can dive to the bottom of the pool and pick up dive sticks. It is quite frightening watching someone so small, swim along the bottom of the pool.

Who can forget my Brooke. She certainly doesn't let herself fall on the wayside even though she is the smallest of the bunch. She has enough sass and priss for the whole house and then some. It can be very funny, but I must admit that it gets her in a lot of trouble sometimes. Her current favorite thing to do is role playing. She like you to give her an animal or person, and she will pretend to be that thing for quite some time. She takes it very seriously too. She won't deviate from her role to talk, play etc. She was pretending to be an otter while we were swimming one day. I don't think she spoke for about 25 min and was belly flopping into the pool and dragging herself along the deck. I think we might have an actress on our hands.

Well, I have stolen enough time away from my munchkins. A tea party awaits me...