While we love the long summer holidays, sometimes Nathan and I struggle with the intensity of having both boys around all day every day, with their high activity levels - running, shouting, jumping, stomping through the house, opening and closing doors constantly. This is especially the case when they squabble over toys and need us to help them resolve the conflicts.
These summer holidays have been refreshingly calm. The boys have played together so well, majority of the time. Of course there are still little arguments over toys etc, but that is normal with brotherly interactions.
Eli has had a long standing Star Wars obsession, and now has quite a sizeable collection of Star Wars figurines complete with little light sabers. His favourite activity is re-playing scenes from Star Wars movies or the Clone Wars series with his figurines. Ethan also has a few of his own and we often hear the boys playing Star Wars together. Ethan particularly likes his R2-D2 and R4-P17 droids. Eli's Star Wars obsession has definitely flowed over to Ethan. I'm always finding Ethan's drawings of "Datrh Vader" and "Yoba" (as he spells it!) scattered around the house or stuck on the fridge. Or being accosted by the boys dressed in Star Wars gear with their light sabers, ready to attack!
It is great that they are now able to share interests and are enjoying playing together. Ethan's speech and understanding has improved greatly in the last year, and he can participate in all of Eli's discussions and games. I love hearing them giggling and chatting together as they share activities and play times...makes those challenging moments easy to forget! I am so grateful that they have each other as friends and playmates.
