THANK YOU, IT girl!

A BIG thank you to my awesome 14 year old daughter, AKA- IT girl, who gave my blog a new look this morning!  She is amazing, and I love it!

Sisters

I always wanted a sister.  Someone to play dress up with, someone to whisper secrets to, someone to go through life with.  That desire, unfortunately, never was fulfilled so I was thrilled when my second child was born.  Our second girl.  SISTERS!

ALP- 4 yrs., RNP- new!  ;)

ALP- 12 yrs, RNP -9yrs

They will hate me, but this was just too hard to resist!  Joining daddy in Mustache March!

See what happens in 6 years.....

18 and 14 years old!

I have heard many girls talk about their sisters in not so nice ways.  I never quite got it.  My girls love each other dearly, they truly are best friends.  Yes, they may have quarreled some as little girls, but at the end of the day they were best friends again.  They never had another option, really.  We encouraged it and we accepted no less.  In our house the rule is you treat the people you love, the family God gave us, better than anyone else.  "If you cannot be nice to your sister, or brothers, how can we trust you to be kind to others outside this house?  You need to practice here at home some more."  (I am all about practicing at home!)

And so my girls have someone to dress up with, someone to whisper secrets to, and someone to go through life with- and sometimes, I even get to be a part of it!

If you have kiddos struggling to get along with each other one of the books I highly recommend is Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends by Sarah, Stephen, and Grace Mally.  Raise the bar in your home and watch as they reach for it!