Every once in a while Joshua does something ..

that makes me say, "That's why we have more than one kid." It's something that makes our life easier than if we only had one kid, and it happens little enough that we notice when it does. A few weeks ago at the park, we ate some of our picnic food while Daniel waited to be pushed in the swing. Joshua decided he would push Daniel, and for a little stretch of time they occupied each other. Leslie remarked how nice it was, and I said, "Now THAT is why we have more than one kid."

Joshua impressed us a few days ago when he woke us up in the morning having already gotten dressed all by himself without being told. This morning Joshua and Daniel wanted to go to the park, and Leslie told them she needed to get dressed and get Daniel dressed first. "I'll get Daniel dressed!" volunteered Joshua.

The next time Leslie saw them, Joshua had gotten Daniel completely dressed, with shirt on frontwards and everything. Joshua was very impressed with himself, and we were too! When Leslie told me about this, it was another of those moments: "That's why we have more than one kid."