yet another example of sibling love

Today at lunch Gavin finished eating before Sydney (shocking, I know). He hopped down and picked up the leash of this adorable, fluffy little stuffed dog. Some background on this dog:

• Sydney received it as a Christmas gift from Aunt Donna and Uncle Deryl
• "She" was initially named for Sydney's dear Aunt Bailey...we thought "Bailey" had stuck, but when asked today Sydney stated that the dog did not have a name. (you lucked out Bail!)
  
• "She" goes through spurts of popularity in this house and today just happened to be her lucky day because both, yes both, children wanted to play with her.

Here she is; the object of their affection.

So, back to the beginning--Gavin finished lunch first and this puppy just happened to be laying right next to his chair. He picked up the end of her leash and started walking her around the hallway and kitchen area. Sydney promptly finished her lunch and ripped, yes ripped, the leash out of Gavin's hand. Which lead to tears from him. Which lead to me explaining that he had "her" first so she needed to give it back. Which lead to tears from her (why I don't know--she's 3, that's all there is to say). Here is what happened following this lovely exchange--Gavin knew she wanted that dog. He also knew that it was "his turn"...so he strolled past her every chance he got. Would stop....would stare....would smile...and keep right on strolling. Sydney of course was just beside herself and you will hear her protests in the background of this video.

After a time, Gavin dropped the leash by the table and took off after something else (a cabinet door I think?). Sydney saw her opportunity, looked at me, then grabbed the leash. Seeing this, Gavin of course was instantly interested in the dog again. And so began another exchange (though not as wordy as above). G ripped the leash out of S's hand....she cries....I grab the leash from G, return to S....he cries. S stares, strolls, smiles....G follows, fusses, and frowns. (Not really did he frown, but it fit and I like alliteration!) Here's what the inverse video looks like...it's a stand-off!



Life really is exciting with these two. In every single meaning of the word!