Sisters are forever!

The other day while Micah was at school the girls and I were playing on my bed. I hadn't slept well the night before so I was exhausted and, of course, just irritated that I couldn't take a nap. Olivia was all over the place, as usual, and Hailey just had to be in the mix. I turned on Sesame Street which kept Livvy still for maybe 5 minutes. It was one of those days that I looked at the clock and thought, "you've got to be kidding me it's only 10:00 am!?" The day had barely begun and I was already counting the minutes until Eric came home so I could pass the kids onto him. In the midst of me thinking all these (and more) grumpy, unmotherly thoughts my sweet Olivia, whose funny little personality comes out more each day, changed it all! She sat down in-between me and Hailey and started giving us kisses. Hailey, of course, thought this was great fun and they would giggle and do it over and over again. I quickly grabbed my phone to capture the moment and it took several attempts but I finally got a perfect picture! Hailey adores Olivia (which is putting it lightly) and its been so fun to have little Livvy finally start interacting with her sister. There is nothing quite like the bond between sisters, I know, I have 3 of my own, and I can't wait to see them grow up together. This small moment suddenly made me remember that it is moments like these that make it all worth it. Being a stay at home mom is hard and exhausting and even lonely at times but it's also wonderful and fulfilling and exciting. I have now put this picture as the screensaver on my phone so every time I turn it on I will see it and smile and cherish that one moment.