In my last post I talked about sibling rivalry and this one is related.  Sometimes these two can turn anything into a competition.  I think that is partially why our little man was so determined to walk so early.  She was already walking and so he had to as well.  I was hoping he'd take the opposite approach in that since he had someone to bring him anything his little heart desired he'd stay put - ha!  And so it has grown from there.  Anything that she can do, he feels he can do too!

For Christmas each child got a bouncy ball (from different people, but it worked out perfectly).  Hers is a larger princess one (perfect for our little princess).  His is a smaller superhero one.  And since it was so cold here recently I let them use them in the house.  She immediately went to bouncing in place to bouncing around the circle (our downstairs has a circular path through it). 

So of course he wanted to take off on his.  It took a little help, but by golly he was right there behind her.  (He was much harder to photograph!  Just ignore that they aren't all in focus - it was the best I could do at the time.  He doesn't allow for time to get everything right and I guess I'm just not quick enough.)

And it wasn't always as graceful as she was...

but besides a little bit of frustration it was all good!  Once he gets better control it will be all good and then I sure hope the weather is good cause I'm not sure I could handle two super bouncers in the house.  But they are good for burning up some of that endless supply of energy they have!