XX & XY

I remember liking boys as early as preschool. I remember a specific conversations with a friend about a boy named Zach who had promised to marry us both. Later, I remember boys doing tricks and stunts at my group of girlfriends, bidding for our attention to try and impress us.

So I shouldn't be surprised that both Zach and Ethan have shown interest in girls at such a young age. For instance, my boys have never once suggested to play house or babies or anything like that on their own. However, whenever a little girlfriend is around and suggests it, they are totally willing to do so.

During the second week of school Zach came home and sighed, "I hope I get to sit next to Lana soon." "Why?" I asked. "Because I just love her voice." Wouldn't ya know it, the week he's assigned to sit next to her she was out sick half the week. Then today Zach explained that during cooking time he didn't sit next to Anya but across from her, and how that was just as good as getting to sit next to her.

Ethan's love interest right now is our cute neighbor Nyah. Not only can she persuade him but I use her too. I can get him to do or not do things with a consequence of not seeing Nyah. Zach has kissed Nyah in the past, while playing house, but has shown no interest in her for several weeks. I hope down the road there is no brotherly feud.

When Ethan came home from playing with Nyah yesterday I was only slightly shocked to see this...

I casually said, "Oh, so you've got marker on your face."

He SCREAMED back, "IT'S NOT MARKER. IT'S FACE PAINT!"

He and Nyah, at her suggestion, had painted each other's faces. Luckily, it was washable, and came off later while swimming at the pool.