Big Brother

Theo is definitely NOT the baby any more.

He knows that these 2 new guys are THE BABIES.

Most of the time that's ok.  I think he is realizing that he can be more than just a baby.  That he has a lot to offer. He is very silly.  And lately,  Lana and Theo have taken to being with each other.  Inventing games. Running around and howling with laughter.  And a lot of this is that Theo has stepped up a bit.  He has initiated games with Lana and responds to her invitations to go do things.

It's really fun to have Theo burst into the room and then say to Lana.

C'mon Lana!  C'mon, catch me!  And off he goes screaming even before he's sure Lana's going to follow.

Our house has a circuit that is great for toddler running.  You go into the court yard, down the outside corridor to the front, into the front yard, back into the house through the front door, and then through the living room, dining room, and kitchen to leave the house from the kitchen door into the court yard.

Repeat.

Add screaming.  Once screaming is added this is very fun.

Another game the big kids have invented is bus.  They have little outside plastic chairs that they line up like a bus and then they take turns sitting in the driver seat.  Sometimes they yell out, MATATU BUS and they fall out of their seats.

Matatus have no equivalent in the US.  But imagine crazy madmen driving vans.  They are the public transport vehicle of choice here because they are informally ran and so a bit cheaper than the big school buses that are the public buses.  Also, obviously because they are smaller they weave through traffic better, but that's also because the drivers are insane.

Anyways, ***Matatu*** can be added to any game in order to heighten the level of insanity.  Matatu-bus, Matatu-stroller, Matatu-couch jumping, you get the picture.  And appropriately once you hear that Matatu has been added to the game, it's usually not long after that you hear crying.

And so goes the fun of children.  All good times must end in tears.