why oh why???

i am just amazed at how hudson and henry can even "fight" over imaginary things. this happens all the time! for example, today in the car hudson was pretending to hold a bat and wanted henry to pitch him a ball so he could hit it. keep in mind, this is all in their imagination. there were no actual balls and bats in the car. well, henry starts crying because he wants a bat, too! sometimes i'm not quite sure if he really understands this concept called imagination. i tried telling him that he can pretend to have a bat, too.

this seems to happen quite a bit, and hudson is able to use it to his advantage. he is always making things up that he knows will frustrate henry. and henry hasn't quite figured out that he can pretend the same thing...like winning pretend races, playing with pretend toys, etc. he gets so upset that hudson has it and he doesn't!! hopefully the light will soon come on for poor little henry.

aside from that, they really do love playing together. fortunately the playing together well far outweighs the arguing (on our good days)! i am so thankful for their close friendship and their sweet love for each other. i am praying that as nate gets older, they will welcome him in, so that he won't feel like the odd man out. right now he's just too little and loves to wreck havoc with whatever they are playing.

as you can see, costumes are always a big hit around here! and of course, we must have the appropriate attire on for each sport. so if we are playing baseball, they must have a baseball shirt on and pants; if it's soccer, a soccer shirt; basketball...a basketball jersey and shorts...you get the idea! no wonder i have piles and piles of landry!! little boys just don't keep their clothes clean, even if it's on them for 10 minutes...it must be a prerequisite for being a boy!

this is the baseball field that is just around the corner from our house. brian loves taking the boys there. they load up the wagon with all of their "baseball stuff," hop in, and brian pulls them in the wagon over to the field. they have their own little baseball game. hudson pretty much understands the rules of running around the bases after you hit the ball, etc. he is so fast, and you can see the look of determination on his face! he can hit that ball so far, too!! henry, on the other hand, is a different story. he loves playing, and he's a great hitter, but i think he's going to be the one picking flowers in the outfield. but then, he's still not quite 3...he has some time. i'm looking forward to the days when they play on a real team; they are going to have so much fun!! i have such fond memories of going to my brother karl's baseball games...and soccer games...and basketball games...and football games...and wrestling tournaments. i didn't know it then, but i think the Lord was definitely preparing me for a house full of boys!!!