Play Pairs

When we're at home, Addie, Ada and Dries all play together. The play ebbs and flows, but generally they're all three equal participants in whatever game they've devised. At the park and at playgroup, however, the taller, stronger, faster and more coordinated Addie and Dries play together.

Ada is not left out, however! She and Fenna manage to find enough interesting things to do!

 And it's not as if the older kids ignore her entirely. (Dries, by the way, is an extremely skilled swing-pusher. Most toddlers who try this stand too close, only to be decked by the returning swing. He coordinates this exceedingly well for a three-year-old.)