the joys of being an aunt

One of the cutest and most entertaining things to do is to witness Gideon, who's 6, and Jesse, who's 3, interact.  Their conversations are adorable.  Jesse already looks up to him and so whenever he can learn something from Gideon, he jumps on the opportunity.  He also tends to want to do exactly what Gideon does, which gets on Gi's nerves.  The sibling dynamics are already pretty spelled out, even at their age.  Reagan, being almost 9, usually ends up having to watch one of them or help out.  And then the boys team up against her and get on her nerves.  It's so cute to hear Reagan enlighten Gideon, or Gideon enlighten Jesse about things they didn't know.  And the best part is when I tell Gideon that I know his friends from America.  He just looks at me with a really puzzled look, and says "Eh?  You know my friends from Amewika?" and then he quizzes me on who I do and don't know.  Seeing the wheels start to turn in little kids' minds is an incredible thing to watch.