World's Best Big Brother

I had one task to finish tonight, getting the 6 loads of clean laundry folded and put away.  I asked Isaak to help me watch the girls so I could get all of this done.  I would say these photos show just how great of a brother these two precious girls have.  He had taken them into their bedroom to play dress up and when I went in to put laundry away, this is what I found...these two girls are so lucky to have a brother who will play dress up with them, dance like a ballerina with them and helps put them to bed each and every night.  I am sure that when they get older, he will be their protector.  I can already hear the girls on the playground telling the other kids, "be nice to me or my big brother will kick your butt!"

On another note...my poor Azlyn is sick AGAIN.  She really just has a cold, but with her asthma is makes her so sad.  She is miserable simply just because she can't breathe.  So we are again on high doses of steroids.  They make her so crazy. When she isn't just on edge though, it makes her really silly!!!

My Little Fashionistas!!!

 If there is one thing these two girls love it is when new clothes come in the mail.  They love to try them on and show them off...tonight two packages came, both with new clothes all for them...and of course we had to put them right on and show them off.

 And we are always so proud once we get them on.  I can usually get both of them to sit and let me take a few pictures when we get new stuff, but tonight they treated this mommy to a little dose of a sweet medicine...a silly photo shoot right here on our kitchen table, which by the way, is the only place where they will sit still as they are sort of stuck in a small space!

 (I just love how you can see how proud Azlyn is in this picture...and Jayda is so focused on checking herself our in her new outfit!)

 And it only took seconds until this photo shoot got serious and Jayda pulled out her hair styling supplies.  So needless to say, we spent our night getting new hairdos, trying on new clothes and taking pictures.  It was just what this mama needed after yesterday. 

 some silly smiles...

 and funny faces...

 and lots of lovin...

 (I had to add this picture of Isaak and the girls...the way Jayda is laying on Isaak is so precious...love only a sister can have for her big brother)

 So, after a silly photo shoot, and lots of laughs, we ended our night in our new Elmo pj's, watching Elmo and snuggling on the couch.  As I sat there with my two beautiful princesses, I realized how silly my doubts were yesterday.  I have such amazing children, the three of them give me life.  And two really is better than one.  For each of the times one had to wait for the other one, or one got something the other wanted, or even when my attention has to be unfairly split between them, comes a time when they hug or smile, a time when we all laugh together, or a time like tonight when Jayda went potty and Azlyn so lovingly said to her, "job, Deda" I can rest knowing that no matter what life brings them, these two precious girls will always have eachother.  No matter who hurts one or what happiness one has, the other will always be there to walk life's journey with them. 

And as this night ends, I am certain of two things...I am one lucky mama and God would not have given me the challenge of twins without full confidence that I have endless amounts of unconditional love for them!

Just one of those days...

My poor Azlyn is sick again.  I think Jayda has a touch of something too, but she just plays right through it.  Everything makes Azlyn so much sicker.  So our day was filled with fevers, headaches (for mama) and crying.  If Azlyn wasn't crying for me to hold her, Jayda was crying because I wasn't sharing my attention fairly to her standards.  These are the days that are a struggle.  The days where I wonder if having twins somehow "neglects" my children the constant love and attention they deserve.  It breaks my heart to know one of my kids is sick, but not be able to just snuggle them because the other is "sicker".  All Azlyn wants to do is snuggle and read, and all Jayda wants is for me to pay attention to her.  So I will say that this is not one of our better days...Jayda was neglected attention she rightfully deserved and Azlyn was left many times to read by herself on the couch when she should have been able to just snuggle with her mama.  And my poor Isaak got left in the dust while the two little ones battled for my attention...tomorrow will be a better day.