A sister is a piece of your childhood that will always be with you...

As a mother, it's easy to look at your children as your success or failure.

They sometimes define what you've accomplished, or the lack thereof.

Usually it's a good time, but sometimes, undesirable behavior is hard to separate from personal failure. And you wonder, am I doing this right?

But then...

You have these days where it's just so sweet that you can't BELIEVE these are your kids. It is so wonderful that it is overwhelming. In October, I had lots of these moments. I've already posted a few. Halloween, the pumpkin patch, our amazing family photos...

But the moments are plentiful - here are a few more examples of the biggest blessings I've ever known...

I created two people who love each other this much, with God's help, I gave them to each other, this wonderful life long friend of a magnitude I will never know. And soon I will give them another sibling to love and to share their lives with, forever.

So sometimes I think...I must be doing something right....and I remember why I am doing it again...

Getting to sit on the "throne" while sissy opened bday presents! They both felt pretty cool sitting up there.

Gettins some fresh air during the buckeyes half time!
Making cupcakes for Lily's party. BIG HELPERS!
These two girls REALLY love each other!



Addie couldn't have been happier on her sister's bday morning
Playing "soccer"

If you click on this picture, you see the happiest blurry girls ever

Lily had a walk a thon at her school on Oct 2 and Addie cheered her on. She was also her personal water boy...
Lily returned the favor by sharing her snow cone
They shared the whole thing, compared blue tongues and didn't drip a drop. They could have each had their own, but they decided to share the same one.