Growing up it is funny how a certain "pecking order" is arranged without much effort. There are certain personalities that mesh and others that don't mesh as well. I grew up with 2 older brothers and 1 older sister. I am the baby by 4 years, after 2 boys. By the time I was old enough to really interact with a sister, she was more irritated with me than anything. Kari is 8 years older, and so there wasn't much sister bonding. My 2 brothers were 6 and 4 years older than me, and one would think that they wouldn't have much time for a pesky little sister either. Paul, who is just older than me, has a personality alot like Kari and so they kind of stuck together. They would stick up for each other, and would side with each other during arguments.
David and I were always close growing up. I don't know if he felt somehow resposible for me, or if he just liked that I would do whatever he said, just so I could play with him! I was sure he was the coolest brother! Even when he dropped me off of his shoulders and I split open my knee, or when he told me we were playing follow the leader and I stepped on a nail trying to follow him exactly! There was the time that he was pumping me on his bike and he hit a rock and I fell off....splitting open my other knee, or the time he tackled me and pinned me to the ground and gave me a hickey on my cheek! Looking back, I must have been desperate for a buddy! ;)
As we got older, our parents were fighting more than they weren't, and David would take me out on dates with him, or just over to his friends houses and I would watch them work on their trucks, just to get me out of the house. He would take me and my friends to Taylors quick stop for snacks and sodas and he would sleep out on the trampoline with us. I didn't know that older brothers usually weren't like that. He would write me my own personal letters when he was on his mission, and when he got married, he took me to spend christmas with him and his in-laws. He never complained about having me along.
Now that we are all grown up (physically) we are still close. Our family is unique to say the least, and it helps to have someone on your side when the going gets tough.
We had a family get together last week, and David was making Adylin laugh and I was very thankful for that at that moment.
A childhood friend of mine lost her brother in a car accident just a few days earlier, and I couldn't help but think of how fragile life is and how we have to really enjoy every moment.
It was this moment, that I realized how lucky I have been in my life. I hope that someday, Aiden can be a brother like that to his little sister.
She couldn't stop looking at them! I would paint a toe and show it to her and she would giggle! She is so very girly already, and I love it! :)
It was this moment, that I realized how lucky I have been in my life. I hope that someday, Aiden can be a brother like that to his little sister. 
He asked a few nights ago if Adylin could bath with him.....she is still a little wobbly so I told him no. He said, "Mom! I will not let her fall over, because I am her big brother!" I gave in, because who can argue with that?
Aiden likes to let Adylin play with his toys....this usually means that he surrounds her with as many toys as he can find and he plays with them while she watches! They both have a great time!
Adylin likes to sit in her bumbo chair and watch me....whatever I am doing, and Aiden likes to be next to her! :)
Their most favorite together thing is watching cartoons! Aiden likes to explain what it happening in the show to his sister, and she loves the commentary! She looks at him and smiles, and he gets a very proud look on his face!
Much to his delight, those silly Leprachauns had also turned our eggs and milk green!!! (David was absolutely grossed out by green eggs, and had a hard time looking at his food while he ate it!) Aiden was thrilled and ate everything on his plate and asked for more! 
Later that afternoon, this little beauty helped me whip up some yummy treats! And, since our eggs were green, so were our cupcakes! Ady loves to watch me! She is perfectly content sitting in her little chair watching whatever I do! Cooking, cleaning, getting ready for the day! She loves to just watch!
