Ode to my twins...

Every other weekend and every Wednesday night, we get to have the twins come stay with us. I met Logan Quinn and Oakley Rain when they were 2 1/2 so I've been in their lives for 6 of their 8 years now. Anyone who says it's easy to be a stepmom is lying but I do love these kids so much. They are well-behaved, happy, funny, smart, loving, forgiving, all the things you'd hope your children to be. They don't have it easy... they bounce between 3 homes each week, 3 sets of rules and standards, 3 different sets of expectations everywhere they go but they keep their cheerful dispositions and go with the flow. I am the kind of person who likes to plan things out and have things organized but I've had to learn to be more go-with-the-flow because of these twins. Many times we have had to drop our plans if they want to come play with us or need somewhere to go and we happily do it because it means we get to see them more than just the arranged time. There are so many hard things about their situation but I am just grateful that I get to be one of the people they love. I don't feel like I deserve it sometimes, especially lately since I'm pregnant and less tolerant...(8 is the question age and those questions just never stop coming!!!) but I do love them and just hope we're not messing them up so much that they'll be monsters when they hit the teen years. :) Love you kids!!!