No amount of acting or pretending can imitate the honest, authentic, exuberant laughter from one child, let alone four – all at the same time – for hours on end!

We truly treasure the time the six of us have together.  We listen to hear instead of to speakand these kids have so much to say!  They tell each other and us, about their school days, school friends, weekend wishes, after school snacks, bathroom antics, homework, tests, favorite desserts, athletic practices, dance classes, and so much more.

It’s been just over a year since our two girls and two boys met and yet, it’s so hard to imagine a time when they didn’t know one another.  They may not have the same biological parents, but these kids look out for one another in a way that only siblings do.

I’ve heard about how difficult and uncooperative it can be to blend families after divorce.  But for now, we all seem to be outrunning the wild work being done to prevent us from bonding and loving each other.

We are fam-i-ly 🙂

More to come,

Tanya B.