Fun Times

The kids have been playing so great together the last few months I am fearful it is just a phase and could end at any moment.

Syd and Anna have always been friends and play for hours in their make believe world. Syd always takes the lead but Anna is quick to make sure things are fair and she gets her turn. But I can see Ethan and Syd entering a new phase. They sit on Ethan's bed and just talk. They tell secrets in the back seat of the car. They stick up for each other and gang up on me. It is fun to see.

If one of the kids is in trouble Anna will come up to us and say something like, "Don't you put my sister in time out!" "She doesn't like time out!!".

Some days Ethan will endlessly cause trouble just to get a reaction out of the girls but he is a very good big brother. He wrestles with the girls and give them piggyback rides. One of the cutest times of the day is when the girls stand at the front door, blocking it, so that they can give Ethan a hug before he walks out the door for school. He pretends to be disgusted but I know he loves it.