A year ago, they were learning the art of gentle loving and forehead kisses; now, they’re masters at the art of making baby giggle and distracting their tiny sister from the wails and cries by smothering her in love with hugs and kisses. Somethings just never do change, do they? I wonder – ultimately – if they ever will. See how the older sisters are doting in absolute adoration of their baby sister? From personal experience, that delighted affection doesn’t subside with time; in fact, time and distance might even make it more pronounced than ever.
Right now, for Savannah and Natalie and Madison, they are playing peek-a-boo and blowing bubbles and sharing hugs and memories through the boo-boos and the spiders and the I-want-my-bottle traumas. In high school, they will be sharing fashion tips and giggling through crushes and crying together when the crush isn’t reciprocated. In their twenties, as friends-only-sisters-can-be, phone calls and emails will define that bond and the tears will be a little heavier than defined childhood owies and the teenage crushes.
But here they start: forging the bond that could be tighter than any other despite the childhood quabbles, stronger because of the shared experiences, and more joyful in the delight of it all.
Happy sister-celebration-day, a holiday of my own declaration in honor of my own sister and in celebration of Savannah-Natalie-Madison and the sister-bond that is flourishing.
This is love. College sweethearts, life partners, parents of four. Husband and wife. While their four munchkins ran circles around them, while the twins chased squirrels through the park, while the sun set gently behind them, these two gazed into one another’s eyes and relished their togetherness. And it was perfect. Perfection lies in…
My family is the coolest family in the whole wide world. Seriously. Hands down. No doubt. We are so cool we even have a facebook group for the cousins (does that make us cool? Or does it make us dorks? Dunno.). But, see, with a heritage like we have, there’s really no way we can…
Meet Jay. Jay is a trainer. Jay tries to motivate his trainees to do these moves. These moves aren’t easy. Jay does them easily. The end. But, see, the thing about Jay? He helps people. Wholeheartedly. Unreservedly. When I first hung out with Jay, I could hardly lift my arm over my head. A car…
You shouldn’t need a Geek Squad to decipher the Geek Speak. Especially not when trying to decide what camera to purchase; a camera that will document your child’s first year of life, your twentieth anniversary adventure, your mountain hike, your girl’s night out. Your camera is about to fill a very practical function, and each of…
Mama and Dada were busy talking. Rianna was busy playing. And she especially wanted to play with the multi-colored cell phone Mama kept in her purse. It took all her concentration. Lips pursed, eyes serious, focus undeterred. Rianna worked on getting that special toy and worked and worked. Somewhere along the way, she found an…
When I sent out a plea to my facebook followers, I was begging for someone to spend an afternoon downtown Vancouver with me. Be my friend? Please? Come hang out with me? Pweease? I had high hopes for the fun that we would have in the peak of Cherry Blossom beauty, of course, but never in my wildest…
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As i told you in email…..If your goal was to make me cry, then you were successful. Jennifer, these photos and this blog touched my heart..To pick up on the bond my girls share forever was the sweetest..Thank you for your time and energy with my family…Until next time….:)
As i told you in email…..If your goal was to make me cry, then you were successful. Jennifer, these photos and this blog touched my heart..To pick up on the bond my girls share forever was the sweetest..Thank you for your time and energy with my family…Until next time….:)
Love this photoshoot! Their outfits are just adorable!