We’ve finally made it to PRETEND play at the Gurney household. I’m sure for most of you this would be great because it would be calm, quiet play. Right?
Not so at the Gurney’s…
Here it’s caused quite a ruckus…
It’s caused fighting over pieces and anger over mixing and messing by a two-year old we all know…
except in the early morning hours, when Ty is at school. Wes has them ALL to himself. I have a feeling he relishes those calm, unsharing moments….
The trees have to be just right…
The funny thing is Wes really uses pieces of ALL our toys. See the water tower? It is part of a train set. The boulders? Those came with a dump truck toy. Then there’s the tractors and trucks… I think we have a couple of barbed wire fences that were packaged with the military forces, but the wood fence replica is from a barn set. He’s got it all mixed in there.
Ty would be horrified. Because, Ty is all about perfection. I’m afraid he’s a bit more like his mom in that way. Each piece has to be lined up perfectly. He’d look at the above shot and wonder why Wes mixed the two types of trees. He might even tell you exactly what type of trees those are… Then he’d get really aggravated that the tractors and trucks are involved in a military battle. It’s all pretty funny, really.
But, mostly it is NOT quiet, pretend play. It is LOUD. The sounds of battle are evident in every whisper and scream. Air Force jets break the silence with their dynamic whizzing and whooshing…
The one thing I don’t hear on mornings when Ty is at school is the sound of fighting between brothers and that, my friends, is VERY nice. Wes enjoys his quiet time without his brother…for about 20 minutes. Then, it’s all about “WHEN ARE WE PICKING TY UP?”
They do love and miss each other….even after all the harsh words and yelling. I hope it’s always that way.
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