Bibou and her Pal Dan...again!

One fine Sunday morning, Daddy and Bibou were out shopping at the Sunday market, guess who they bumped into? Dan and his Daddy! And while the two Daddies chatted and caught up, Dan and Bibou (who were really excited to see each other) played with each other. They were running up and down with each other. (in fact, she had soooo much fun with Dan and she was all teary and was moaning for "Dan" for about 10 minutes after Dan left!) Seeing it was such a beautiful day, Daddy invited Dan and his family over for gouter (tea) that afternoon so that the kids can play together in our back garden. We got the pool out (Daddy caved in and went out to get an 'electric pump' 'coz it was just too hot to pump up the pool by hand) and had it all ready for the kids. I made a pavalova and we all got ready for our guests.

Bibou was really excited and couldn't wait for Dan to turn up. We had everything all our for the kids. Finally they arrived and you can hear the squeals of joy and laughter from both of them. They get on soooo well together. There is never any squabbles or quarrels with each other. They ALWAYS share, everything - toys, new adventures etc. Most of all, they give each other the confidence to try new things. For example, before that day, Dan had never had juice out of a juice box before. He saw Bibou take one, and was eager to try it... try it he did and liked it! Also in the pool, his parents was just amazed at how much fun he had... previously, he never liked getting anything wet, and would be really cautious in the pool (ditto Bibou, who, last summer, would only stay at the edge of the pool and 'hang on'... not daring to get wet or sit down or try and swim). Well, wouldn't you know it... both of them (who were also really tickled that both of them had the same swim diapers on) were splashing each other, friendly shoving, loosing balance and sitting down in the pool and laughing all the way. There were just soo much squeals of laughter. oh and Dan had never been on a trampoline before, but once Bibou showed him once, both of them were just jumping up and down.

It is so heartwarming to see both of them playing so well together (especially when you compare them, not just Bibou apparently, when they're with other kids). They really loved being with each other. I love to see how they would call each other by name and say "come try this" and lead each other away to try new things. They trust each other so much. They share everything. We must ensure we get them together more often. Already Dan's parents have said that they wouldn't mind coming here more often seeing there were just sooo much things for the kids here... like a paradise. Given the great weather we're having, we totally agree! Frankly speaking though, I think that these kids will have fun just about anywhere they go. They just need each other. Awww so sweet.But we really must try and get them together more often.

Edited : RIGHT! Now that I've figured out how to upload videos, here are some videos of Bibou and Dan playing. You can see how much fun they were having :