My Siblings and a Blog Award :)

Day 5 of the blogger challange is all about your siblings:

I am very lucky to have 4 amazing siblings whom I love very much! I am the oldest and have enjoyed watching each one of them continue to grow and develop their personalities.

I am the only child from my mom and dad, which at times can have its perks! BUT, there are also some downfalls: 1) I do not look like my siblings (since each one of them has had 1 different birth parent) and 2) It can be harder to develop as strong of a sibling bond because of our age differences

I do share a special relationship with each and every one of them, though, and would not trade that for the world!.......

My brother, Jordan:

(me, Jordan, his girlfriend)

Growing up Jordan and I were very close! We are only 3 years apart in age so practically all of my childhood memories include him. Out of all of my siblings he is the only one I actually played and fought with. Now, at 20, he is living on his own and going to college- I am so proud of him for getting on his own 2 feet!

My (only) sister, Maddison:

Maddison and I are 9 years apart. This means that most of my memories with Maddison include me helping take care of her- rather than actually growing up with her. Since we are each other's only sister, we have a very special bond: she asks me for advice and I always want to make sure she is taken care of. At almost 14 years old, she is in the 8th grade and spends most of her time cheerleading.

My brother, Teagan:

Teagan is my little "goof ball". We are 18 years apart so by the time he was born, I was already living on my own. We have never lived in the same state, which means our time together is very limited (and that makes me sad). Everytime we see each other we have so much fun just being silly together. At 5, he is in pre-K and I am looking forward to watching him grow up.

My brother, Christopher:

Christopher and I are also 18 years apart. He is the only other child from my dad, which makes it easier for us to have a close relationship. He is my baby brother so I probably worry about him the most. He is almost 5 and is also in pre-K.

I love all 4 of them so much and definitely wish they lived closer! Its been very hard to go such long times without seeing any of them!

On a completely separate note, I received another blogger award! Al from Traffic Jelly gave me a Lovely Blog Award! Al has recently gone through a life changing event and is learning how to start over on her own. I love reading her blog because each day I see her getting stronger and she is starting to learn even more about herself during this difficult time.

Thank you Al!!!

For this award, I am going to list some of my new favorite reads: A Babbling Brunette, Katie's Journey (host of the blog challange), More Than Enough, and The Smelly Life.