Brothers and Best Friends

Tonight I was doing the typical mom thing- laundry. It was time to switch loads and Brody was finishing up a couple of raisins in his high chair and Hunter was busy making me a cake out of play-doh. You know, they are my favorite.

From downstairs, while I was switching the clothes from the washer to dryer, I could hear Hunter talking away, but that wasn't anything new. I figured he was saying he needed some flour, sugar, eggs, and whatever else he could think of to put in a cake. After starting the dryer, I headed back upstairs, but stood in awe about 3/4 of the way up.
Hunter was not making me a cake. He had pulled up a stool and was sitting next to Brody's high chair. I could tell Hunter was talking to him because they looked like two little old men chatting away, but I didn't know what it was all about. Hunter quickly turned around and said, "Hey Mom! I'm teaching Brody how to talk! He's doing it! It's so cool! You have to come up here!!"

I went over to the two of them and Brody had the biggest grin on his face. Brody was speaking "Brody" and Hunter was trying to teach him some basic English. Then, Brody went in for the grab on Hunter's glasses. Oh man, I thought. Hunter will get upset and quickly grab them back and say "They're mine!" But no. Hunter just smiled and said, "Brody, be careful and then put them back on me." To my surprise, Brody did exactly what Hunter had told him to. The two of them really do have a special bond.

It was such a sweet little moment. If only I could have captured it on film. Hunter is such a good big brother to Brody and is so patient with him (well....most of the time). I hope that this continues throughout the years to come and they become the best of friends. It is so fun watching them interact more and more with eachother and the love that they truly have for one another.