My girls are enjoying playing together and being together a lot these days. My sister is only two years older than me and most of my childhood memories involve she and I being together. I always liked being the tag-a-long behind my two older siblings (not sure if they were so wild about it). I am seeing this beautiful bond form as my girls are not only sisters because we say so, but because they love each other and enjoy one another’s company.
This is book is a family tradition – it has been in my family since I was very little. Recently, on one of the last nice weather days, I thought the girls were outside playing on the swing set or in the woods. If found them snuggled in on the front porch reading our collection of Thanksgiving books. To Hannah (and hopefully Ellie) books are a treasure and she loves it when the fall books come out for the season.
I find them snuggled in somewhere at least once a day enjoying a good book together. Hannah is very sweet to read to Ellie so much. Her love of books will translate to Ellie as she makes this investment of time with her little sister.
They are pretending that Ellie is a baby bird and has just hatched from her egg (the blankets). Hannah, the Mommy Bird, feeds her baby worms and is so happy she has finally hatched. Seriously, Ellie cannot get enough of this game.