Here's some great pictures of sisterly affection. The girls actually do play really well together and ask about each other when one of them is "away" (usually sleeping late). They definitely have their times of aggravating each other, but on the whole, they keep each other happy and occupied....although sometimes that's a bad thing for me (think Vasoline, hair, clothes, upholstry, and carpet).
Here's a picture of Meredith on Christmas morning with some of her gifts. Grandma & Grandpa Snider gave her a Raggedy-Ann doll that she carried around all day and Tim & I gave her a sleeping bag for her camping adventure while Grandma, Papa, Aunt Kellie and Aunt Andrea were here. We had a wonderful time with them. The girls especially loved having all the extra attention! Meredith still talks about how Aunt Kellie taught her what kind of sound a fish makes!
The girls are settling back into a normal routine now that all of our Christmas celebrations are over. This morning, Meredith saw a magazine with a picture of a Christmas tree on it and said, "What's this? Christmas is over." Some of my favorite things that the girls have been doing recently are reading and singing together. Really, that means that Meredith reads and sings to Amelia. It is just adorable!! Meredith has an amazing memory and has quite a few books memorized, so she'll get them out and "read" them to Amelia. She'll also sing songs for Amelia (although this is a little less frequent). I have managed to get performances of both on video, but I haven't figured out how to get the videos from the camera to the computer to edit them. Maybe that should be my New Year's Resolution!!
We are looking forward to an exciting 2009 and hope that you have a blessed New Year as well!!
We are looking forward to an exciting 2009 and hope that you have a blessed New Year as well!!