Brothers At Play

Playing, a photo by here we wander on Flickr.

It shouldn't be a big deal. Two brothers playing.

But it is. It's HUGE.

Because one of those brothers is Sawyer. And Sawyer hardly ever wants to play with anyone else. Most of the time, he is content to play by himself. If he seeks out another, it's usually an adult, and more often than not, an adult who will give him something that he wants. And once he gets what he wants, then the adult can go away, thank you.

He simply doesn't play with others. It's not his thing.

Or it didn't use to be.

Last week, his teachers couldn't wait to tell me a story about him and a classmate on the playground. A story where Sawyer watched a little girl who had been trying to play with him walk away, where Sawyer climbed down from his seat and went after her, brought her back and sat her back down beside him.

This weekend, Sawyer joining his two brothers. Connor and Xander have long ago perfected a game of chase and tickle. Connor is usually the aggressor, and Xander is content to run and make the tickle noise as Connor attacks him. Sawyer has occasionally watched the action, but has not really joined in.

Until this weekend. When he not only watched, but jumped right in. Where he smiled and laughed. Where he looked his brother in the eyes as they played together.

It shouldn't be a big deal. But it is.

Two brothers (actually three brothers, just not all in this photo) at play.

Snapshot Sunday

Preparing for the Worst, a photo by here we wander on Flickr.

Once upon a time, I picked my favorite photo of the week to post every Sunday. I think I might start doing it again. This one was pretty cute.

... Let the Torture Begin

Not Again, a photo by here we wander on Flickr.

... And bring on the fruit snacks and suckers, lady. It's going to be a long season.

It Begins Again ...

Fall Ball, a photo by here we wander on Flickr.

Another season of Fall baseball is upon us ... Connor would be the one in the middle, kicking up all the dirt. You have to break those new size 4 cleats in, right?

Better Late Than Never ...

New & Improved, a photo by here we wander on Flickr.

No, you're eyes do not deceive you. Those are two very large cracks all the way across the iPad screen. And those are just the ones you can see in this photo.

Let's just say the pretty green cover that we got from the Apple store was far from functional when it comes to a five-year old. Especially one who likes to jump and bounce and never really sits down for more than a few minutes at a time (I know he's sitting in the photo, but trust me, it didn't last long).

What we should have done after leaving the Apple store was do some online research and find a better cover. And we did, just a few months after the fact.

After the iPad had been dropped a time or two.

And not, as you might think, by a careless little boy. No, usually it was by a determined little boy trying to fight off one of his brothers who were attempting to snatch it out of his hands. Yes, that's when it usually falls to the ground. Or the tile floor, as it were.

So now we have a really great cover.

We'll eventually get the screen replaced. But for now, it works. And really, why not make sure the boys have all the cracks they can get on this one before we go get another one to start on. Right?