True Friends...

Today Katherine, Caleb and I met Ben and his Grandma T at Chuck E Cheese after preschool. Katherine and Ben had a blast. They feasted on cheese pizza and ran around until they were exhausted! They drank lemonade and got prizes. They had slide races. They used more coins than I could count. It was a good day. Caleb certainly had big kid envy. He followed them and wanted to play any game that involved throwing balls! Caleb out ate both of them. Actually, he ate as much as both of them put together! LOL.


Katherine and Ben certainly have their moments -- as you'd expect with any three year olds. They've "learned" how to share together, they've cried over who could run faster or jump higher, and they've fought like bitter enemies over who'd get to be the leader. But today, when it really counted, Katherine stood up for Ben like only a true friend could. When we were at Chuck E Cheese, this little girl (probably around 6 and a good 30 pound heavier than Katherine) came up to Ben and started picking a fight with him. When she called Ben a girl, the wrath of Katherine was unleashed. She let this little girl know, in no uncertain terms, that Ben was NOT a girl, but even if he was, he was her friend and that's all that matters. I was proud of her for sticking up for Ben. I was proud of her for not letting an older girl bully them. I was proud of her for being loyal. I was proud of her for knowing what was right, and not letting a mouthy girl intimidate her. I was proud of HER.


Here's a couple of pictures from today.