first love

my heart beats a little faster, my tummy feels queasy and water wells up in my eyes when i reflect on moving away from the kinsley and mason friendship.

who could have guessed that a little boy and a little girl could grow up together and remain buddies despite his "all boy" and her "all girl" passions.

maybe it's because i adore his mom and we created playdates so that we could spend time together.

maybe it's because the dads have an awesome friendship and text more often than ben and i do.

or maybe, just maybe, it's because they have a rare bond that is all their own.

they were in diapers together. diapers. 

mason has always been kinsley's protector.  

we were in the mountains a few weeks ago and one morning ben walked in their room and witnessed kinsley standing on her tippy toes while mason hung down from the top bunk.  they were sharing a good-morning kiss.  it wasn't the first.

these pictures don't even scratch the surface of all the memories and fun they have had.  what a complete joy it has been.  we are totally teaching them to skype. 

displaced

in the last 7 days the girls and i have stayed in 4 different homes. we are waiting for our house to sell and i am a better mom when i do not have the stress of keeping the house spotless and staged. we have practically been living out of a suitcase and sometimes don't know what house we will be at each night.

the girls have been so amazing. probably because they have been with friends, cousins and grandparents and get to wake up with this view out the backdoor:

i have missed keeping up with the blog. i usually let pictures tell our story but my camera is super broken and had to be sent away for 8 weeks. 8 weeks. oh my, that is hard to grasp. please, lord, let it be ready by our disney trip. so, since pictures have been lacking so has my blogging.

however. my sweet little caroline is getting dedicated on sunday and i needed to get a picture of her for the occasion. i used another camera and filled the memory card up with this precious 6 month old beauty: