Happy Love Thursday! I snapped this picture of my three little girls last week when I was taking a few pictures for Belane's post placement report. I love my "girlies", and I love how sweet they are to each other and how close they are.

Maggie was our first daughter...she came home at almost 4 months old from Vietnam, and was truly the princess. We had our three sons and Maggie...the only daughter, and the only granddaughter on both sides of the family.

When Maggie was 19 months old, Amanda joined us from Korea. We were "artificially twinning" the girls, which is a big "no no" with some adoption agencies, social workers, experts, etc. We did worry how Maggie would handle having a sister just her age to share the limelight with, and we wondered how Amanda would handle it, since Amanda had been living in a foster home with an elderly foster mom and her three grown daughters, and was every ounce as spoiled as Maggie, and arguably even more so!

But those two clicked from the first minute...I always say that Maggie gave Amanda this look like, "Where on Earth have you been???" and they have been attached at the hip ever since. We hear the "are they twins?" question more than I can count, and even though they were born in different countries, the girls usually say "yes".

So I worried how Belane would fit into the mix. She is younger by two years, but is another little girl, and would be home all day with Maggie and Amanda (and Marcus) until next school year when the girls start Kindergarten. I knew Belane would want to play with them (and all of their girlie, pink, princess, STUFF), and I wondered if the girls would be too tight to include another sister.

But once again, my worries were unnecessary. Maggie and Amanda have been patient, loving, welcoming and just wonderful with Belane. They embraced her as their sister just as they embraced each other, and I am so proud of how happily and lovingly they share with her, include her in their games and let her follow them around.

I love this picture...each one is so beautiful in their own unique way. I love that even though they were born in three different countries that they now share the special bond of love and friendship that is sisterhood.