Hierarchy

Our lives are changing.

Ella's mobile.

Lilly's jealous.

There's a lot of whining, crying, nannynannyboobooing, and general egocentrical 3.5 year old behavior going on around here.

And it ain't easy. That's all I'm sayin'.

From the outside looking in they're sweet, and cute, and matching, and loving.

And there truly is love there. Ella loves (and fears) her big sister. Her whole face lights up when she sees her. And Lilly loves (and tortures) her baby sister. It's the first thing she tells strangers... "This my baby sister Ella Wose! Her my baby." But Lilly's world has been shaken. There's someone on her turf that's moving. And she's getting a lot of attention for moving. And she's touching Lilly's things. And sometimes it's cool but other times it's just not.

But Lilly's smart. She knows it won't fly if she yells at Ella or says mean things. We don't do mean.

Oftentimes she takes matters into her own hands (which drives me insane).

Lilly loves her baby sister. But she also loves her old toys. And she knows what it takes to get them to herself.