Wednesday, November 5, 2008

A Dream Come True

I did my nightly patrol...making sure my kids were all snuggled safely in her beds, when I realized, Liah was no where to be found. Earlier, I had to be a bit forceful to get Zerin to leave her room as they wanted to have a sleepover. As is the case with most sleepovers, there is very little sleep going on when I let them, and being a school night, I nixed it, and sent him to bed. So, naturally, the first place I looked for her was in his room, and this is what I found :)

A moment like this, cancels out the following:
  • Bedtime being delayed...um...always
  • 7 extra drinks before bed
  • 2 kids wading in a mud mountain, and walking in the front door with mud caked up to their knees.
  • Same 2 kids...minutes later (while mom is distracted cleaning up previous mess) find halloween makeup and spray hair color and give each other makeovers worthy of the circus
  • Family prayer that pretty much always begins and ends with someone either in tears, fits, or sprawled out on the floor

I always wanted a lot of kids, and I knew I wanted them close so that they would be best friends. Looks like we're on the road to a dream come true :)

5 comments:

Kathryn-nannygoat said...

I love that picture. It looks like a big brother taking care of his little sister. I think Zerin will be a big help for you when Liah starts dating. :)

Anonymous said...

I love moments like that! It is a good parental warm fuzzy.

Marné said...

UGH! They are WAY too cute for their own good. I miss them SO MUCH!

Rachel said...

The Halloween makeover story was quite the visual - ha! Somehow when they're fast asleep, you can just forget all the struggles of the day and remember how sweet and pure their little hearts are.

Angie said...

They are so cute! It is these moments that make the tough times easier to get through!!