the best

****yes. look how priceless this picture is after a day of skiing. wow. dressed to kill! lol

i think that one of the most important aspects about being a parent is the way that your children interact with each other. i feel it tells alot about the dynamics of your family.

growing up, my family always did activities together. there were times when our parents "forced" us to come along and emphasized the importance of family. i'm so glad that they did! we had our arguments, our battles, like every family does but we always knew that we could, and still can, count on each other.

i try to do the same thing. i know that my 2 are so different from the other one but i always give them a time to "play" together. yes they fight like no other but then they are best friends and have so much fun with their imaginations.

but i still worry. kindra is getting to be a bit more impatient and easily gets annoyed with carter. i try so hard to talk to her about this and to explain how much he loves and needs her.

my talking has paid off.

last night, we were all in bed. carter was asleep and i thought kindra was too but not so much. she snuck quietly out of her room and went straight into carters. i heard her rustling around so i got up to find out what she was doing. i got in the door way just in time to see her giving him a kiss on the cheek and then said "goodnight bud. i love you". she jumped off the bed and froze once she saw me, giving me her infamous kindra look, (when she crinkles her mouth and sticks her nose up in the air), smiled, and said "whaaat"?

"what are you doing, love?" i said.

"i'm just giving him a goodnight kiss but he was asleep so he won't know." she replied

"oh yes he will. he'll know. don't worry." i said as i gave her a hug

she scurried off to bed and my heart was full of gratitude.

this is why i force the issue. this is why i talk to her. this is why i love my 2. this is what makes it all worth it!

love it!