Sugar + Spice

And all that's nice. I love that Buby and Bleu are so different {they always have been} and yet they carry on like two peas. Even at ages two and five it's obvious that they adore and respect each other. I hope that continues for many many years.


Recently my friend Sara stopped over after the kids went to bed. She asked me how they've changed since last winter. Well, last winter Buby had the long hair and Bleu had the short. Ha! I didn't know where to start except to describe all the things that make them who they are right now.


Buby builds up. Bleu knocks down. Buby eats fast. Bleu eats slow. Buby looks both ways and proceeds with caution. Bleu runs ahead and takes her chances. Buby tries to make his clothes, shoes and seat belt extra tight. Bleu tries to make her clothes, shoes and seat belt extra loose. Buby layers up when it's cold. Bleu refuses anything cozy or weather appropriate. Except at bedtime. That's when Buby kicks off the covers and Bleu asks to be tucked in once again.


Buby likes meals. Bleu prefers snacks. Buby is open to suggestion. Bleu wants it her way. Buby is a daddy's boy. Bleu is a mama's girl. Buby can be bribed. Bleu cannot. Buby appreciates musicals and movies and live theater. Bleu would not dare sit still long enough. Buby lets me sing in the car. Bleu does not. Buby likes my hair down. Bleu likes it up. Buby prefers to ride. Bleu prefers to walk. Buby uses his indoor voice outside. Bleu uses her outdoor voice inside. Buby likes to stay clean. Bleu likes to get dirty.


Buby asks for company in the bathroom. Bleu requests her privacy. Buby is ticklish. Bleu pretends to be. Buby has incredible focus. Bleu has incredible energy. Buby asks just once and waits. Bleu serves as a constant reminder. Constant. Now Buby likes his hair short and styled. Bleu likes hers long and wild.


They both talk all day and love out loud and know how to tug at our heartstrings. In that way they are just the same.