Simplicity

Clothespins.  Who knew they would be a hit for 1.5 hours the other night?  I love simplicity and finding a new object that will occupy the time of my loves.  C & O love small "things".  Small pieces of chocolate candy to carrying around in their hot little hands, melting into blobs; small magnets to carry around with Mommy and Daddy hovering like hawks making sure none of them get ingested, small cars that get left on the floor to be stepped on.  So, when I brought clothespins home from school I knew they would be a hit-and they were.  I gave each boy several clothes pins and a empty can or cup.  They put them in the cup and dumped them out, over and over. They even went into the bathtub!

On top of the cuteness of watching C & O with the clothespins, was watching their behavior toward each other.  C & O love to be with each other.  They like knowing their brother is in the room.  They do not like their brother taking their things, however.  So, on the night of the clothespins, they wanted to play side by side.  They were not happy when brother tried to steal a clothespin and then there was screaming.  When one boy tried to run away to play alone, the other brother followed-needing to play side by side.  It's so cute.  They love to be next to each other and they hate it.