Sweet Sisters

Ryan and I are having so much fun now that our girls are truly interacting and playing together so much! It's great to watch. Here are a few examples I caught over the last couple of days.

1. Lily and Mia were playing with a balloon and trying to bounce it like a basketball. Lily was spinning in all directions and spun herself into the wall; she banged her head pretty good. She of course started crying really hard. Before I could get to her though, Mia had raced over, arms outstretched and tried to give her a hug. She just wanted her big sister to feel better because she knows that hugs from Lily (which come pretty often) make her feel better.
2. We were finishing up dinner, and Lily had just gotten down from her seat. I was cleaning off Mia about to let her down. Lily walked over and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. As Lily walked away, Mia smiled really big and smacked her lips in Lily's direction. A little late, but I noted the thought.
3. Lily loves to play chase. Obviously, it's pretty easy for her to catch Mia, so she will run all around our house laughing and having fun while Mia runs around squealing after her. They have a lot of fun with this one!
4. Lily has gotten pretty good at sharing with Mia. She is good with sharing toys in general, but she still doesn't like it when Mia comes over to "play" with something Lily has taken the time to set up (picnics in our living room is the most common theme). Mia just wants to pick up or knock over all the pretty toys Lily has set out, but of course Lily sees this as Mia trying to destroy her hard work; really, who can blame her? Anyway, with all the other "regular toys," Lily is really great at offering them to Mia, and then they hand them back and forth which is great fun for Mia. Lily often says "thank you" each time Mia offers the toy back to her which makes Mia smile.
5. Lily loves to take toys from the playroom and play with them in her room. She used to shut the door so Mia couldn't get in, but now she will take Mia by the hand and lead her in so they can play together. It's great for us to hear them laughing and playing together.

I love my two precious girls!!!