Driving each other crazy

Aidan and Gavin are so funny with each other lately. They interact so much more now and they try to play together. I say try because they both have totally different interests even at this young age. Gavin loves to follow you around the house, ask what you are doing, why you are doing it and if he can help. Aidan parks it in front of the TV and that is about it for him. He couldn't care less about what I was doing around the house unless it is vaccuuming which interferes with his TV viewing.

When Aidan is not watching TV, he has recently discovered cars and helicopters and has a few that he likes to zoom around the room. Gavin is not really a car person as of yet and would prefer to pretend he is building things with his tools or preparing something in his play kitchen. About the only thing they like to do together is playing with their Fisher Price Little People animals and the castle. So, the planets finally align and we are all up in the playroom together playing with the castle. Gavin decided he wants the animals to play in the castle, too so he goes downstairs to get them on the first floor. While he is down there, he looks at the TV and mistakenly says "Oh look, Brum is on!" Aidan must have sonic ears because he was down those stairs faster than herd of buffalo and that was the last we heard from him. (Brum is a British tv show on Discovery Kids about this little antique car that always saves the day) :







So Gavin heads back upstairs with the tub of animals and, upon realizing that Aidan is not following him, proceeds to have a meltdown on the stairs screaming "Aidan! Aidan! Play with me!" It was heartbreaking, really, but a little bit funny at the same time because Aidan is totally oblivious to the fact that Gavin is so upset because of him. He calmly just says "I'm watchin' Brum, Gavin" without ever taking his eyes from the TV.

I can only imagine what will happen when they are older and begin using brute force on one another.