Friends

There was alot of snow on the ground when we got up this morning, so naturally the kids wanted to play in it all day   We invited the neighbor girl, Ava (who is Ryvre's age), to come play too and she ended up staying for over 5 hours!  The three of them (Ava, Ryvre, and Willow) played so well together, i lost track of time--at 2:00 i reminded them that they didn't eat lunch, and i talked them into eating bagels.  While the kids were snacking, Ava decided she wanted to go home, so i told her we would go back when she was finished with her snack--when the time finally came, she decided she wanted to stay "just a little longer."  Fine with me!  Finally at 4:30 i took the initiative, and told her her mama was probably missing her.  She agreed, and we all trecked down the street. It was so nice to see the kids playing with someone besides each other, but i do have a new appreciation for the way they interact.  Ava and Ryvre are both 4, but Ava's younger brother is only 1 (Willow is 2.5), and i think that makes a huge difference in the way they play--Ryvre and Willow do literally EVERYTHING together, if one is bored with an activity, they both move on to the next.  Ava, on the other hand, seems more accostumed to ignoring any younger kids, and gets VERY annoyed when they "get in the way."  Willow didn't take it very well at all, she never had a fit over it, but she did curl up in my lap a few times to pout.  She just didn't understand why every time she sat next to Ava, she got up and moved, or anytime she tried to play with her, she got shooed away.  She's never been treated like a pest before! An old friend and i have been talking about getting our two-year-olds together at least once a month.  i wonder how that will go.  Will they all play together, or will he favor Willow because she's his age?  Will he favor Ryvre because he's a boy?  I'm really curious.