Through and Through

These two things happened today and it just makes me chuckle at how they really show just how different boys and girls can be.

Mia
She walked into my bathroom and seeing that I was wearing a skirt today, said "Oh, Mom! You're wearing a skirt! [pause] Does it twirl?"
Twirling: the only thing that makes something worth wearing. Shorts and pants don't twirl. Thus, they are to be avoided at all costs.
Dresses, headbands, nail polish... A girl through and through.

Finn
Yesterday, a bump. Today, a fat lip. Apparently he tripped on something on the playground and bit it. Literally. Poor kid. He looks pretty rough, but not bothered too much by it. Take life at full speed and see it all as a great adventure to be conquered. Try to lift everything, throw most of it.
Run, climb, wrestle, tumble... A boy through and through.

Oh sure, Mia likes to wrestle and Finn screams when it's not his turn to push the pink stroller, but mostly what happened today is what life looks like for those two...

And how fun is it that I get to twirl with one and brace myself for a tackle from the other one? All in the same day.