Love, Love, Love

I actually snapped this photo on Valentine's Day and I should have posted it much sooner. Are these not the cutest kids!? Sure, she looks like she has him in a WWF stranglehold, but he couldn't be happier!

That big sister is just about Alex's favorite thing in the world! He watches and listens and follows her every move. So, when she takes a brief moment from her frantic pace to pay attention to him, he's in heaven.

I caught them in this momentary embrace before she saw me. She doesn't like to be seen acting like she loves him. She'd rather pretend to ignore his existence, and whine he's getting our attention. But deep down, she does love him. He's so important to her! She cries if she doesn't get to kiss him goodnight, even before nap time. She wants to know where he is immediately upon waking up each morning. Alex is part of Ella's everyday existence, just as he's become a staple in our family life as well.

Thanks goodness they like each other for now! I'm sure that before we know it, they'll be pulling one another's hair and "touching each others stuff" and we'll seriously wonder why we decided to have more than one child.

But for the rest of their lives, they'll be brother and sister. That's something you just can't take for granted.