Best Friends!
I love that my kids are friends. I hope they will always be good friends. They do get in little fights at times, but they get over it and love each other again soon. Today I had a chance to take Charlotte out with me all by herself which does not happen very often. I asked her if she’d rather go with just me or take another kid. She responded that she’d want to bring someone along and instead of just one sister, she wanted all 4 of her siblings to go. Luckily I was able to talk her down to just one sibling. 
Ila tells me regularly that “Tommy is my best friend.” She also says that Charlotte is her best friend too, but when I ask her about Nicole, she says “No, I just have two best friends, Tommy and Charlotte.” It surprises me because she plays with Nicole more than any of her other siblings. Nicole goes to school half days 4 days a week. She has Friday off and every Friday, Ila and Nicole have a blast together. They work out pretend scenarios and cooperate on each other’s ideas. It kind of makes me wish Nicole was home all day everyday.
Charlotte has been having lots of fun with Nicole everyday after school. She has decided that Nicole is one of her favorite people to play with.
So sometimes at night I find that one of the little girls has crawled into bed with her sister and I let it slide because although it means it will take them longer to fall asleep, it also strengthen their bond of friendship.
Charlotte was talking with someone who asked her something like “what do you like best about life” and Charlotte responded “sharing a room with my sisters.”
The following friend collection is all from the month of March:
Nicole and Ila yelling at the birds to come eat bread crumbs:
Isaac and Charlotte riding together:
Isaac and Charlotte wanted to help Thomas slide:
Charlotte and Nicole playing in the water that ran down the street when a neighbor washed his car:
Thomas trying to help with Isaac’s homework:
Charlotte and Nicole:
All three girls:
Nicole and Ila brushing their dolls’ teeth together:
Charlotte and Thomas playing ball:
Charlotte comforting Nicole and Ila playing with Thomas:
The girls picked out their outfits together, they wanted to each be wearing their favorite color and sparkly skirts:
They worked on coloring this castle together and Ila kept going upstairs to ask Dad to make a crown for each of her siblings:
The girls decided to decorate for Easter all on their own:
Isaac teaching Ila to use her scooter:
Ila hugging Thomas:
Charlotte and Ila just sitting together:
A vehicle parade:
Isaac helping Thomas ride:
Isaac helping Thomas slide:
It reminds me of one time when Zach took Isaac out on a father and son adventure and when they got to the pinnacle of the trip, Isaac said he wished Charlotte was there to enjoy it with him.