One of my favorite things is when I can peer into a room and see Hayley and Breanna playing happily together. Even better if I can sneak off to get my camera and come back to get photographic evidence. These days they squabble a lot, and I mean that on both sides. I’ve seen Hayley refuse to share with her sister, and I’ve seen Breanna smack Hayley on the back of the head for no apparent reason. Still, sometimes they manage to get along for at least five minutes.

Breanna is so excited over her tea set that she wants to have a tea party with anyone who will sit with her. I have had more “tea” in the past few days than I’ve had actual real tea in the past few months. Tonight at bedtime, she was even telling me that her Pablo doll was going to have a tea party. I told her she had to go to sleep and she’d have to have her tea party tomorrow, and she said, “Okay Mommy. Pablo a tea pah-tee!”

Apparently Hayley likes the tea set too because the day after Breanna’s birthday, she came home from school and was so eager to play that I didn’t even have to ask her to change out of her uniform like I usually need to do. She flew into her room, came out less than a minute later in a shirt and some jeans, and immediately threw herself to the floor to play tea party with Breanna.

It was very cute.

Of course, about 30 seconds after I took this picture, both of them wanted the same milk pitcher at the same time (naturally – there’s four of everything except the one milk pitcher, one sugar bowl, and one teapot, so of course they fought for that) and there was a bit of yelling, some throwing, and matching meltdowns. Thank god a bit of distraction and a snack helped.

Good thing there are indeed the good moments to save you and get you through the crazy ones!