Big sister::Little sister

One of the most frequent questions we still get about adoption is,  How are your older/first/biological children handling it?
What folks mean is... Are they resentful?  Do they love them like "real" brothers and sisters?  Do they get along?  Do they get mad when they have to "share" you?

In pictures, this is how they are handling it-

Yoga on the floor in Mama's bedroom.  With my oldest and my youngest.

They've learned that the younger you are, the more flexible you are.  

They've learned that imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery.  

They've learned that amidst the chaos there is joy in the giggles and smiles.

They've learned to take time for themselves but serve others too.  

They've learned how fun it is to share your time with someone you have very little in common with.  

Through one another, the kiddos have learned to help one another. 

They've learned to wait and be patient.
(Well some of the time they've learned that.  Not so much all the time.)

They've learned that sometimes, somebody needs something more than you.  

They've been witness to a patient love that eventually comes full circle.  

They've learned there are amazing gifts that come with personal sacrifice.  

And they've learned that real love has nothing to do with genetics. 

***Y'all appreciate my "realness," right?  You won't judge the fingerprints on my great-grandmother's mirror (It's where the littles "check themselves out" each morning.) and all the crap shoved under my bed, right?