David and Sarah found themselves alone this evening. Joshua was off at a sleepover. Daniel and Rachel were invited to a friend’s house for dinner and a movie. It was just the two little ones (oh and Mom and Dad but I’m not sure we really count when we’re looking for fun playmates).
The little rascals (as Rachel sometimes calls them) had such a great time playing together. They are good friends who are very companionable. They had rows of Playmobil figures lined up on the stairs with a big dump truck on the landing next to them. Ready to transport the figures? Run them over? Cover them in a landslide of dirt? Good times!
I’m so thankful that the children enjoy each other and are friends. David and Sarah are close in age but different in temperament and interest. Still, they play together beautifully when the older crew is occupied. They were overjoyed when I said they could have a “sleepover” in David’s room.
“Good, Mom, because I was going to be lonely tonight,” David told me.
How did he know he was going to be lonely? Sometimes you just need a brother or sister nearby to keep you company.
Kathy
Very nice picture — you captured something very fundamental to David’s personality in that shot, with the sly eyes and sweet smile. Yesterday I had $15 in my pocket from my carpool partner (he pays me for gas, from time to time) and the kids had such fun ‘stealing’ it from my pocket while I ‘slept’. I tried all kinds of tricks, including putting my hands over my pocket, putting the money in my shoe, but they were too wily for me and would manage to ‘steal’ the money each time. Then I would ‘wake’ and stomp around the house looking for the ‘thief’ (and tickling them when I found them). It was a fun game, and there was much uproarious laughter — even Joshua was swept in as an accomplice.
For some reason, David’s lips were very red yesterday, as you can see in the picture. I was worried that they were becoming chapped, and, as we drove home from church, I suggested that he put chapstick on his lips when we got home. He later informed me that he couldn’t find any chapstick, but that he had put gasoline on them, so it was OK. We had a quick discussion about the way that Vasoline starts with a ‘V’, an important distinction.
David and Sarah are such good children that I really enjoy their mischievous side, I guess because I know that they can be trusted to tell the truth and to behave in an honest way when we are not pretending. It is a lot of fun to see the way they look out for each other and guard each others’ backs. I say we keep ‘em.
LOL! Keepers for sure! It is fun to be able to tease and have the kids know when enough is enough or when it’s not appropriate. I sort of wish that a few of our kids would have been closer in age. None of ours are really “play mates” since they are so far apart, but they do all play with each other.. it’s just different.
Oh Rats! I can’t believe I missed such an excellent display of silliness. Not to mention the chance to grab some cash. In the words of David, “Snap it!”
The kids are definitely buddies. Just think of all the life skills they are learning as they fight and squabble and wrestle their way through the day.
Ahhh – what a sweet story . . .especially after the day that we had today LOL