The Sweetest Sound...

is hearing my children laughing together.

And hearing them sing to their baby brother when he starts to cry.
Hearing one of them say to the other "are you ok?" after they've played too rough and someone's gotten hurt.
Hearing "you're the best mom EVER!"
Hearing them screaming "Daddy!" when he walks through the door in the evening.
Hearing Shelly say "aww you're a cutie pie" to her younger brother.
Hearing Archer patiently explain the rules to a game for the 20th time even though I'm pretty sure Shelly will NEVER understand what he's talking about.

Hearing Elijah's first cry. And Shelly's and Archer's. Hearing my children breathing peacefully as they sleep next to me in my bed. Why aren't they in their own beds???

Archer and Shelly were running around screaming and laughing tonight and I thought, "that's the sweetest sound I've ever heard." Then I thought of all the other sweet sounds and couldn't decide which was really the best. I guess I don't have to have a best. They're all so wonderful to hear.