Getting Bigger and Older....Eeeeek

Spring has sprung {finally} around here and we are quickly headed into a hopefully long and warm summer!  We are loving the beautiful flowers and greenery that surround us and have remembered once again why we love New Hampshire.  It was easy to forget these reasons, after a less than desirable winter that seemed to never end.  As we have been busy cleaning and organizing around the house, it has left my children with more free time to wander and play outdoors together. 

I love to hear their imaginations firing as they come up with all sorts of make believe games.  The newest craze is that they all pretend to be spy kids.  They run around "spying" on me with handcuffs, sunglasses, binoculars, and sheriff badges all firmly attached.  It makes me laugh to see them trying so hard to be sneaky as they peer at me doing the laundry, cooking dinner, and working on the computer.  It is moments like these, when they are all getting along so well together, that I am reminded once again how great it is to have three children so close in age.  

This year has been a great one for Maddie and Robby.  For the first time, they both attend school all day and they both get to ride the school bus together.  Even though Maddie is smaller than her little brother, she really does do such a great job making sure he is taken care of.  Kindergarten through Second Grade share a recess together and Robby has loved tagging along with Maddie's friends.  Maddie's class also does Reading Buddies with Robby's classroom.  All in all, they have become much closer this year. 

{although unbeknownst to me Maddie REFUSED to allow Robby to sit next to her on the school bus this morning because it was already her seat.  Instead Robby sat one row back and began to cry as the bus pulled away......can we say stinker?}

All kids have their moments, but ultimately they have become little buddies.  As I always tell them, they are "Best Friends Forever".

When I took these pictures recently, it blew my mind how much older they are both starting to look.  Maddie has really become a little girl and Robby is getting taller and taller and more grown up every day.  As they both continue to grow older, I hope they continue to stay close to one another.  I hope they remember how important they are in each others lives.  I hope that regardless of the circumstance, they can continue to stick up for and love each other unconditionally.