You
see,
it's funny
because
my twin brother ,
Troy,
was born
smack
dab
in
the
middle
of
all of us
girls.
Kristin, (Troy's wife), Troy, Misty, Amber and me hanging on Oceanside beach last week.
And you know what?
We don't really
consider him a
brother.
Nope
We actually
think
of
him
like a sister,
ya know,
one of the girls.
And definitely N O T in a girly way,
BUT in a sister love kind of a way.
Yes, Troy has 3 sisters above him and 3 below him.
He is sandwiched right in the middle!
AND you can only I M A G I N E what he was exposed to:
lots and lots of girl drama.
Poor guy, you think, right? But actually you know what?
I think he was lucky, and I think us sis's were lucky.
We loved having a "7th sister."
He didn't really have a choice, we just made him one of the girls.
WE would talk about A N Y T H I N G around him:
first kisses, boy crushes, woman problems and you know what else!
He would just listen and he definitely heard it all.
DO have to say we enjoyed having him around.
Now as an adult, Troy can keep up with the rest of us girls. He can tell a story like no other, he loves the family gossip as much as us, he treats his wife like gold (thanks to us girls etiquette lessons all the time), and he loves a good chat anytime. We all love having Troy mixed in with all us girls.
Classic example:
Us at the beach last week. Misty in the middle telling a dramatic story (always), everyone gathered around listening,
....and Troy sitting in the middle of us
laughing his head off.
We we were enjoying our nice warm summer
day on the beach,
chatting the day away,
telling stories,
and catching up on the details of each of our lives.
That's what sisters are for
and we love that Troy
is sitting right in the
middle
of
us,
where
he
should
be.
So thanks Troy,
for being one of the gals,
a sister at heart!
We love that you come to our girl gatherings,
midnight showings,
and pie nights.
We love it and we love you!
I love this happy pic!Brian, Misty, Ali, me, Amber, and Troy heading out to surf the waves!
I want to thank Lindsey for taking these pics of us at the beach and sending them to me in the mail on a CD!
love ya girl.
When I first saw the pic of all us girls with Troy,
I immediately thought of our sister love
and felt so inclined to share.
It is a classic pic that we will keep
when we are 90 years old
looking back and remembering the
good ole days!
Also, Lindsey sent a few others.... I love her camera, I want, I want, but can't afford. boo hoo.
Daxton, Mason, and Carson playing beach side. Oceanside, Sept. 2009
(my pic with Picasa)
Alex, Misty, me, and Amber. Havin' fun in the sun. Oceanside Sept. 2009
(and I am so excited, I figured out how to fix my pics from getting cut off when I enlarge them! yay. I am going to repost my 6 collages below just for my blogging journal...like I said no more beach, but I want these for my blogging book later...)
Oh how I miss beach living, no shoes, warm sand, and the sun. so lovely.
deep tint and saturated on Picasa
Thanks for putting up with more beach pics, I promise I am done.
I got the pics from Lindsey and had to share!
Back to real life and full on mommy hood.
Man we do lots of work.
I have been exhausted lately with so much going on.
(As I am sure you all feel too!)
We are strong mama's! Now off to the day! xo
p.s. love ya bro, see you soon!
we already miss
not seeing you and Kristin
every day
in
the
sun!
xo!
