lovin' the little

kinsey has always been a little mama but now
all three of them love helping out! she was trying
to teach him to walk:)

this was on an extra grumpy day when ephram was teething and didn't feel good...they cheered him right up!

The kiddos spend their days LOVING on their baby brother! They absolutely love playing with him, helping him 'walk' (before he knew how), pushing him on his riding toy or outside in the wagon, pushing him on the swing, chasing him, feeding him, making him giggle, and just trying to make him happy. When he's sad they try and make him happy. When he's frustrated they try and help him. I know I've done so many posts about this but it truly warms my heart to see how much they love him. They don't always get along with each other BUT he is the glue that makes them stick together. Ephram is SO blessed to have three siblings who truly adore him!

Kinsey is our little mama...ALWAYS. She is the compassionate one who helps anyone in need and truly cares how people feel. She always helps her younger friends (like addison and caroline) with their shoes...or feeds them...or 'changes' their diapers, etc. She treats Ephram the same way and I can't say he always likes it. Usually he screams when she comes near but she really DOES just want to help. She loves him SO much...if only he knew that she wasn't trying to annoy him. I feel bad sometimes when he screams and she's just her joyful carefree self just wanting to play with him. Hopefully as he gets older he'll realize what a blessing she is:) She's gonna be a great mama some day!

Braden LOVES to read and play with ephram. He is so patient and never gets frustrated with him. I keep telling him that one day they are going to be best friends because he treats ephram with so much kindness. Ephram CONSTANTLY crawls (or walks) over to him and gives him the biggest hugs....just braden. Braden wakes up in the morning and starts reading or singing to him. We can hear them just giggling away...it's precious!

Cailey has become a HUGE 'mama' helper since Ephram came home and can do pretty much everything. She never really played with baby dolls like Kinsey always has but adores her REAL baby:) She gets him out of his crib (Kinsey does too...but that scares me:), feeds him, plays with him, etc. She loves to 'babysit' him and when offered money she declines most of the time. Today at the park she took him around for over an hour...just because. I kept telling her to go play and enjoy herself but she only wanted to play with Ephram and do what he wanted to do. She took him down the slides, pushed him on the swings, walked around holding his hand and chased him. She is the BEST big sister to him and I can't wait to see how their relationship is as he (and she) gets older.