Camouflage and the Civil War....

John and I picked up Matt and Charlie today from preschool. Afterwards, we went to Pizza Hut for lunch. We had a nice lunch and some great laughs with the three boys (Thomas too!) but when it was time to leave, we couldn't find the keys. John had mistakenly locked them in the truck. Thanks to the firefighters at the firehouse next to Pizza Hut, they were able to unlock the truck with a slim jim.

On the way home, John and I were listening the conversation between Charlie and Matt. They crack us up. with their talk. Today they were discussing how they would always stick up for each other. They would never let Brendan (Charlie's 5 year old neighbor) boss them around. A couple of weeks ago, Brendan was bullying Matt a bit.

You might be wondering why the title of this blog is Camouflage and the Civil War. After John got home from school, Charlie and Matt were playing. They were all dressed up in their cami's when John walked in the playroom. Charlie asked John if he wanted to play "Civil War" with them. I should note that my boys are obsessed with history. Well John is and by default, Matt latches on to things which John likes. Having said that, the boys were all set for their Civil War reenactment, or so they thought. Instead of John answering yes or no, he had to be a little smarty pants by telling them that they were wearing the wrong clothes. Apparently camouflage isn't part of the Civil War period. Hummm did you know that? (if so I bet ya don't really care!) Any way, Charlie responded by saying, "John if we want to do it wrong we will. And if you want to do it the right way, go ahead! We'll still do it our way!!!" I had to keep my laughter in and I felt like I was busting at the seems. (and I had my favorite stretchy jeans on so it wasn't that they were too tight!!!)

Now the common thread in this whole long story is that Charlie and Matt are growing to be very independent. Though John wasn't really intending to be tough or mean spirited, he was being a little smart ass. I am just tickled that Charlie put him in his place. Even though they are the best of friends, cousins, and brothers, there's always going to be some rivalry and power struggles. I just love that the little ones can hold their own. I guess today was just a mere test. For in the future, there will be other Brendan's out there, John was just a prop for the big world. Go get 'em Charlie and Matt. Hope you guys always stick together, you too, John!!!