Cruising around the Neighborhood

Before we drop Caleb off at pre-school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he always has to know what Seth will be doing in his absence. He will usually ask questions like,

"What is Seth going to do today?"

"Who will be taking care of Seth?"

"Is Seth going anywhere today?"



And then after a day at school, I am usually greeted with,

"What did Seth do while I was gone?"

"Did he go anywhere today?"

"Did he say, "Bia, Bia"? (translation: Did he miss me?)

I am not sure if Caleb thinks that I am unable to run the show without him and is truly concerned about his little brother's well-being, thinks that he is missing out on something big that Seth is going to partake in while he is gone, thinks that Seth may actually forget him while he is at school, or if he is just curious. Probably a mixture of four.

In the past two weeks since Caleb has been back in school, I have really come to appreciate how much help Caleb is during the day with his little brother. I get twice as much done with both boys at home than with one. I know that sounds crazy, but when Caleb is home, he is a gigantic source of entertainment that keeps Seth in one place for a little while (and vice versa) and also a blaring alarm when I am out of the room and Seth is climbing on the table or the counter or getting into something that he shouldn't.

Although it is nice to have the extra help around, I am thoroughly enjoying having some precious one-on-one time with my little buddy. And while Seth is Caleb's biggest fan, he enjoys having full run of the house for a few hours with dibs on any toy he chooses (and it must be nice for him to have a break from the ear tugging).

So, to rest the mind of my oldest, here are some shots of what Sethie did on Tuesday while big brother was at school. We went for a big cruise around the neighborhood in the coup car. Seth enjoyed the ride, but he was much happier pushing his car around all over the place. We went up and down the hill about 2500 times and had fun chasing the car down the hill when it got away from him.

We did miss you, big brother, but we managed to keep things under control until you got back home.