Best Friends

There is something special about watching relationships form before your eyes, especially friendships.  Friendships that you know will last the length of time.  I was lucky enough to have 11 (first) cousins with some close 2nd cousins, as well.  But, I never lived close to them.  We would see each other for a couple holidays a year and that was usually it.  We loved those gatherings:  playing board games, swimming, eating.  They were the best.  

My heart overflows when I see Parker with his cousins.  He LOVES them.  Parker already has 5 cousins and I know he'll continue to have more.  However, there seems to be one particular cousin that has a special place in his heart for our Parker Bug.  Benjamin says Parker (and Carson) are his BEST FRIENDS.  Never mind that Parker is 3 years younger than Ben.  Never mind that Parker doesn't talk and just became a solid walker.  Ben LOVES Parker and P loves Ben.  It is just the most wonderful thing I've ever seen.  Parker's eyes light up when he gets to see his buddy and I hope that this reaction continues throughout their lives.  Because cousins are a wonderful thing to have.

As you can see, these 2 have the same Kermit shirt on.  Ben got the same one as a birthday gift and he wanted to be sure and wear it when he could be with Parker ALL DAY LONG!

Pushing each other is the walker?  Sounds like good teamwork to me!