Siblings

Ty loves his little sisters.  And although it probably has been mutual forever, Avery and Lila are now starting to show how much they love Ty.  They laugh at/with him more than anybody else.  They probably also cry because of him more (usually because he's laying on top of them or squishing them some other way), but that's not important.  I asked Ty what his favorite thing to do with his sisters is and he said, "Tickle their feeties!"  They usually laugh when he does it, not because it tickles (especially when he's ticking their shoes...) but because they love when he's interacting with them. When Ty comes near them and says some nonsense stuff in a sing-song-y voice, they smile and squeak and wiggle with excitement!  Lolly's legs and arms flail and Avery makes a big, audible gasp.  I love watching it and I hope they'll always consider each other best friends.

At the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point in Utah Valley in April.  Ty was less than super cooperative at taking "sweet brother" pictures with Avery and Lila.  Love Lolla's face!

 

Avey got Ty back, though, by pulling his ear.  Sometimes when he's blowing raspberries on their tummies or just generally getting up in their faces, the girls will grab on to his face (ears, usually) or hair and he starts to whine/cry some.  Glad they can sorta defend themselves!

 During Uncle Kai's graduation, Lila and Ty were staying entertained by Ty eating her fingers.

 Now to return the favor, Ty's fingers are in his sister's mouth.  (Yuck. Who knows what kind of sticky nast are on those...)

 Look at my twinsies sharing a towel!  Nakie, clean babies are some of my favorites.

 We looked at model homes a few weeks ago just for fun (Russell is taking the picture).  It's fun to pretend-plan where our kids would sleep/who will share which room/imagining them growing up in our family home.

Along with his degree, Russell gained 3 offsprings in graduate school.

 This is an oldie, but goodie of tummy time together.

 Ty and Lollipop

Ty and Avey girl were watching some cartoon together.  It's rare that the two of them are sitting still at the same time!  Avery likes to crawl (well, downward dog-tippy toes-face plant-belly flop) over to Ty, especially when he has food.  Can't say Ty loves it a bunch, but he does like to sit next to Avey in the car.  He threw a mini fit today because I started to put Lila's seat first, next to his.