Ukraine Adoption

Ah, siblings

So Tara is learning so much every day, especially the little tricks of life that her 10-year-old brother Austin is teacher her. For instance, how to get into my bathroom when the door is locked. Sure you laugh. I guess this is payback for the times when I was little and I would push a chair up to our bathroom door, slide my brother John's baseball card upward and FLING! pop open the hook to the bathroom door. My poor Mom. I'm sure she remembers this. She would say, "Don't you dare," which only made it that much more thrilling. Well, now I have a new little one who has learned the skill of using a key.

Tara has also learned how to stomp in puddles, throw snowballs, fling pillows, jump on beds and scare the cat. Thanks to her expert teacher, her brother. I must say, he is also teaching her how to say words more clearly and write letters. He is teaching her how to play the Clifford game on the computer and how great hot chocolate tastes after playing outside on a cold winter's day. She is teaching him to laugh more, talk louder and how to be responsible for someone else. Their bond grows stronger every day. It's a sweet thing to watch, even if I'm only wearing a towel.