love power

 The girls don't always get along.  There are days and sometimes weeks where they don't seem to agree on anything.  Or one or all will be overly tired and then everything becomes a struggle.  Thankfully, there are so many moments and days and weeks that reaffirm that these girls really love and care for one another.

The other day Jeff was with the scouts and the girls and I went for a walk.  They were giggling and running and playing some game that involved sticks and magic powers.  Caimbree was having a hard time keeping up and she would start getting a little sad.  Every time she did, one or both of her sisters would come running back and give her hugs and kisses.  They told her the "love power" they were giving her would make her run faster and then they would start running together again.  It was so sweet and so thoughtful of the two big sisters to keep coming back for their little sister.

Another day that week we were on a walk and Caimbree was so excited because she found a penny and couldn't wait to put it in her new piggy bank the bank gave her when we opened a savings account for Heidi.  She dropped it at some point and was completely distraught when none of us could find it.  Heidi whispered to me that she was going to run ahead and get a penny out of my purse and hide it somewhere so Caimbree could find it when she got home.  She and Savanna were SO excited to do this and ran as fast as they could to put a penny on the porch.  As soon as we walked up with Caimbree, Heidi and Savanna led her to the porch and the penny.  Caimbree was overjoyed and Heidi ran inside to grab my phone and take a video of her finding the penny because she just knew it would fun to re-watch how happy Caimbree was. I thought it was just the sweetest, most thoughtful act of kindness.  They are so lucky to have each other while I know there will be ups and downs as they grow, I hope they are always friends.