Yesterday, Xander was the chosen one for an overnight adventure. He was going to spend the afternoon visiting Great Grandma Kitty and the Kremer family and then spend the night at Grammy and Pappy's house. That left Sawyer and Connor at home with me.
The two played about as well as can be expected. Connor likes to think all of the toys are his, and he also has a rather mean penchant for disturbing the ordered world Sawyer tries to create. If Little People are lined up in the window, he steals them one by one and drives Sawyer crazy. If blocks are stacked up or organized, he simply takes a sweep of the hand and destroys them.
Although, there was one bright moment of pure fun yesterday that I did not expect. Sawyer is usually most happy to play in his little window corner by himself, but just before dinner Connor decided it was time for a game of "Where's Connor?" Since I was busy getting dinner ready, I told him he'd either have to play with Saw or wait until later. Much to my surprise, he started chasing Sawyer around, and Sawyer actually seemed to enjoy it. Sawyer ran around in circles around both of our staircases with Connor chasing him, his little belly laugh following him as he went. He even came over to Mommy, hiding behind my legs when Connor got too close. They played for about 15 minutes, wearing each other out and laughing and smiling the whole time. It's not often you get Sawyer to play with his brothers that way, so it was fun to watch.
Of course, they then went to their separate areas and started playing again. Connor was watching Bob the Builder on television while hoarding his tractors and trailers, and Sawyer went back to his Little People. And Xander, of course, was getting the best of both worlds - individual attention, toys that were all his, and a chance to get away from home and brothers for just a little while.