friendship blossoms

as henny is becoming more and more of a little person, it has been amazing to watch the relationship strengthening between he and bee. henny can now say countless words and he is putting two and sometimes three words together. he is also really into doing stuff that bee does: playing with play dough, drawing, cooking, playing on the playground and general "rumpusing". the other day, when we were enjoying some of the sneak peeks of good weather, henny and bee chased each other around, totally involved in a game that they had made up.

the game consisted of henny chasing bee with the hula-hoop, shouting "ho ho ho ho". bee would giggle, let henny "catch" her by touching her with the hula-hoop. then she would run off to do it all again, giggling all the while. "do 'ho ho ho' again, henny!" bee would shout.
i also notice bee using henny as a security object a lot. when she arrives at school and is feeling shy until she gets settled, she holds henny's hand or keeps her arm around him. she likes to tell people about henny, she is somehow much less shy and more outgoing when talking about her brother. 

it is so amazing to see this friendship form. there are diverse ways that they need each other and appreciate each other, but the amount of love that they share is very equal. they adore each other above all else. of course henny yells at bee when she is sitting where he wants to sit, or if she grabs the toy he wants. and of course bee gets frustrated with her baby brother and all of his baby ways. but i feel like the seeds have been planted and we may be watching the growth of a lifelong friendship. we can only hope.