Just because.....

....they're so darn cute!

I take a bee-jillion pictures of my little ones (are you really surprised :)).  

However, I am super behind in presenting the latest and greatest but here are some from the past few weeks that must be shared with all those that love them :)

Feeding at the farm

Outside chalk

Graham thinks coloring tools are GREAT!

cows, chickens and ducks
Oh my!

Dad, Graham and a bike

Hoping everyone is enjoying Spring!

Look!

We found a reindeer at Target!

So we took him home!

Meet Panda

So much to write so little time.

This Panda arrived to us special as Molly's "sleeping buddy."  

  Mom and Dad have been hers to snuggle with since the day she was born. 

 Lucky girl. 

 Lucky parents :)

Molly LOVES her Panda.  She picked it our herself, (She chose a doll for Graham, which hasn't quite made it here yet?!?)  we really made the story about Panda's arrival to our family so very special.  

Can you feel the love?

Okay, so in all honesty she still gets Dad to snuggle with on most nights.  He's a sucker for daughter cuddles and those sweet, sweet words that dance out of her mouth when the lights are out and the still silence of night comes.

"Dad, I'm going to hold onto you so tightly so you don't disappear."

(or one of my personal faves)

"Dad, can we get married because we love each other so much?" 

Who could resist this kind of pillow talk? 

  

Oh,

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a strangely striking resemblance?!  Hmmm....

Now and then

Looking back to the early days.

The beginning of new things.  The meeting of Graham.  New Baby, new Brother, new Son, new Family.  Everyone needed lots of love and much more sleep.  Everyone had to find their new roles.  I remember reflecting on each day and it felt like there were more tears shed than smiles given.  That was hard.  Much harder than I ever could have imagined.
But still, their was always moments of such sweetness.

Looking back, what I didn't know then was how truly meaningful, loving, and strong their relationship would grow to be.

  

     

If I could go back in time, I would have loved to show my crazy and exhausted self a glimps of these photos, and 

  tell myself this lovely bundle of wisdom.

"This is special.

    This is important.
This is a gift to treasure.

p.s.  You will get to shower more than twice a week again, someday!"

I admire all that they are learning from one another.  Things I alone could never teach them.

Things that can only be shared between siblings.

     They now have entered yet another ever changing and ever growing stage.

They are the best of friends!

They spend much of the day rolling balls around, playing chase, having crawling races (love when Molly lets Graham win),  hide and seek,  peek-a-boo, tug-o-war, kitchen play, book time, show and tell,  and I can go on!  They love just being together and it is truly awesome.  

For this I feel good!

Like Father, like daughter.

Seriously though, is this not the greatest photo!  This is a typical morning scene.  Can you make out the lovely bed head on these two.  Study this. The top.  Sides.  Don't forget the back/crown.  They even have the same tuft of hair in front of their ears.  I wonder if their dreaming a similar dream too :) Hmmm.