22Jun
“Bean!” squealed Gracie. “I’m so glad you’re here!”
“Oh, yeah? How come?”
“All Mom’s given me is this stupid little lamb to play with, but it just keeps staring at me. I thought maybe you could bring me something more fun to play with…”
“Oh, sure!” said Bean. “Here. You can have my Lightning McQueen car.”
(silence)
“Go ahead,” said Bean. “Take him.”
“Gee, thanks, Buddy,” said Gracie. “But I was hoping you had something a little more…my taste?”
“Umm…” thought Bean, looking around. “Oh, I know! Here. Take this kitchen rag.”
“I can’t believe you’re my brother,” said Gracie, with disgust. “You are so sexist! I don’t want a nasty kitchen rag just cause I’m a GIRL! You think all girls just belong in the kitchen? You think that’s my default because I’m nothing more than a GIRL?!?!”
“Geez…okay, okay,” said Bean. “Settle down! It was just a suggestion.”
“Well, suggest something else,” Gracie growled.
“Well…um…okay…How about Mr. Bear?” Bean hesitated. “I mean, he smells and I dropped him in something sticky this morning, so you probably don’t even want him. Maybe I’ll just hold on to him myself. Wouldn’t want to push him on you or anything…”
“Oh, no! Mr. Bear is a great idea! I love him!” cried Gracie happily.
“You do?” Bean whimpered.
“Oh, yes. Very much. This is perfect, Bean!”
“Well…um…I dunno, Gaycee…” Bean stammered. “Maybe Mr. Bear isn’t the right thing for you to play with. I mean, he’s so used to me and all. Maybe I should just keep him.”
“But if you keep him,” Gracie began to whine, “then what will I play with?”
“Well, how about me?” Bean offered, climbing into Gracie’s chair.
“Really? You’ll sit here and play with me?”
“Of course!” said Bean.
“Oh, that’s great!” squealed Gracie. “Beans are way more fun than bears!”
1) Meghan: The last picture is beautiful!!! And Bean looks enormous next to Gracie....and so proud! That is a picture you should print and frame......it's hard to get pictures of both kids looking AND smiling at the same time! (06.22.2011 07:19am)
2) meghan: oh katie! (i call you that like we are close friends. i'm sorry. that is just totally my response to these photos) those last 2 of the kids in the bouncy seat are beyond priceless. as in, will-be-framed-on-the-greeting-table-at-their-graduations-and-weddings-priceless. so. darn. sweet. (06.22.2011 07:26am)
3) Candice: Ohhhhh that last picture is fantastic!!! That's one to treasure forever! It's so hard to get pics of young siblings together, smiling. HOW precious! (06.22.2011 07:29am)
4) Alyssa: Awww. Bean is an awesome big brother! My 2 year old is afraid of my 2 week old :( (06.22.2011 07:32am)
5) Nate's Mom @ Nate is Great: Katie, Katie, Katie!!!! That last picture! OH! My heart just melted. It could win contests. I love that your kids love one another. And I LOVE that Bean even thought to share Mr. Bear with her. I wonder what would happen if you gave Gracie Back Up Mr. Bear and Bean had the original. His freak might be freaked. He might think that Mr. Bear reproduced....and then you'd have to have *that* conversation. Ok. Never mind.... (06.22.2011 07:36am)
6) rachael Hardin: That is sooo cute! I love the last picture!! Gracie is so your twin! (06.22.2011 07:41am)
7) Lisa: That last photo is just gorgeous, certainly a keeper! (06.22.2011 07:41am)
8) Bonnie: This is just wonderful! Totally brightened my day!!! Thank you! (06.22.2011 07:57am)
9) deepa: Heart-melting post! Love the kitchen tirade! You tell him, Gracie! (06.22.2011 08:00am)
10) Sara @ embrylovescookies: Bean is such a sweet brother!!! And that last picture is a keeper! (06.22.2011 08:00am)
11) Tara @ Married With Child: They are both smiling and both happy! What a wonderful moment you captured. (06.22.2011 08:03am)
12) Casey: I love when you do these kinds of posts! That last picture is PRECIOUS! (06.22.2011 08:14am)
13) Renee: I love this! The pictures and the little conversation...so perfect. (06.22.2011 08:15am)
14) Rachel @ Lines across my face: So adorable. Haha, it was like he wanted her to have Mr. Bear but he just couldn't go through with it. (06.22.2011 08:55am)
15) Lisa: So cute!! (06.22.2011 09:05am)
16) jenn: Love these conversation posts :-) (06.22.2011 09:07am)
17) Katy: Oh Katie...that last picture is fantastic...pure joy!! Was this picture snapped right before Bean two hand shoved Gracie out of her seat??...at least that is what would have happened at my house!! Seriously though...that picture is definitely frame worthy!! (06.22.2011 09:15am)
18) Mariya: Oh, the cuteness! (06.22.2011 10:03am)
19) Haley: The last picture is got to be the cutest thing I have seen all day! :) (06.22.2011 10:10am)
20) Diana @ A Little Bit of Life: Oh - just too darn cute. What a sweet big brother he is to Gracie! (06.22.2011 10:22am)
21) Carrie T: LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!! That last picture is priceless!!! (06.22.2011 10:22am)
22) Betty: Adorable!!! (06.22.2011 10:31am)
23) Shelley: That last photo is SCREAMING for a frame! (06.22.2011 10:40am)
24) Tiffany: Great Post. Love it! That last picture is beautiful. I agree with everyone else. It needs to be framed. (06.22.2011 10:48am)
25) Mindee@ourfrontdoor: Katie? I love your family. (06.22.2011 10:51am)
26) Jody: Amazing shot! Definitely frame that puppy up and slap it somewhere prominent, and make a few copies for Grandparents, they'll ADORE it! (06.22.2011 10:59am)
27) rachel: "Beans are way more fun than bears" = awesome! (06.22.2011 11:18am)
28) Jen @ Caved In: You're not helping my decision to wait several years to have baby #2, just so you know. When I'm pregnant soon, I'm going to claim Marriage Confessions insanity; the cuteness got to me (06.22.2011 11:25am)
29) Lisa: Thank you for brightening my day. Your children are so adorably precious (at least in pictures and fake conversations!). (06.22.2011 11:34am)
30) Melissa @ Just Another Day: Oh my goodness! Soooooo cute! (06.22.2011 11:36am)
31) Allison: Well...everyone else seems to already have said it, but that last picture is great! Definitely print and frame-worthy. :) (06.22.2011 12:46pm)
32) Whitney W: I love this post! We are expecting twin boys arriving sometime between the middle of July and the middle of August and I pray they are buddies just like your two little ones! They are so sweet! (06.22.2011 01:52pm)
33) Alisha: I never leave comments, but had to comment on this last picture - made me smile. They are SO adorable, and you can already tell that Bean is the best big brother. Gaycee is so lucky to have him :) (06.22.2011 02:14pm)
34) Jen at Cabin Fever: That last photo is beyond cute!! :D What a sweet little boy Bean is and a great brother! Cabin Fever in Vermont (06.22.2011 04:15pm)
35) Katherine: These photos are so cute, but that last one, omg! Love it!! It's like they both knew to pose at the same time!! (06.22.2011 05:40pm)
36) Cindy: So sweet. The last picture is precious!! (06.22.2011 06:08pm)
37) Rj (Kids and Cast Iron): Too cute! She looked like she was enjoying Mr Bear though.. you guys might need to get her one as well. But Ms Bear of course... (06.22.2011 07:03pm)
38) Olivia @ Crossing Bridges: This is too precious for words! I feel like I know your kids, even though we've never met...they're so sweet! (06.22.2011 08:19pm)
39) Amy @ Serve at Once: My ovaries just swooned. (06.22.2011 09:17pm)
40) Kat @ Living Like the Kings: They are so freakin' cute together. I honestly can't wait to have a second kid just so I can see this sibling love in action. (06.22.2011 09:51pm)
41) laurenbtrain: so dadgum cute. and I agree with Kat...it makes me wanna pop out a second just so my little can have a sibling! (06.22.2011 11:51pm)
42) Rachel @ The Ongoing Planner: That last pic is SO adorable! Glad they are getting along so well. Definitely with those that say these pics make me want to have two kids (or three...) so they can look adorable together! (06.23.2011 12:37am)
43) Meredith: oh man.... good Lord that's adorable. A-DOR-A-BLE. (06.23.2011 01:49am)
44) Ashley @ A Recipe for Sanity: They are just as sweet as can be! :) And it's so cute how Gracie is looking right at the camera in the last one! She's already accustomed to having her photo taken. ;) (06.23.2011 06:46am)
45) Jess @ Diary of a Misplaced Kiwi: What a super cute photos, that last one needs to go in a frame for sure! Isn't it amazing how they know at such a young age to look at the camera and smile! (06.23.2011 10:00am)
46) Lauren @ LW Photo: That is the most adorable thing ever!! Makes me really look forward to giving my daughter a sibling one day! As a mommy that must just make your heart smile :) (06.23.2011 11:33am)
47) Lindsay (Young Married Mom): SO CUTE IT HURTS! Did he really climb in there himself? What a sweet big brother! (06.23.2011 01:18pm)
48) Rebecca @ The Reluctant Housewife: such a sweet post! He looks like such a sweet big brother! (06.23.2011 03:40pm)
49) Gary: yeah, Bears are great, but they are only complete when you have them, beets and Battlestar Galactica! :) Katie knows what I'm talking about....LOL (06.23.2011 04:10pm)
50) Erin R.: I LOVE the pics with Bean & Gracie both in Lamb chair!!!! (06.23.2011 04:29pm)
51) Beth @ Persnickety Hall: Oh my gosh. That last photo is a total keeper. Love it! (06.23.2011 06:57pm)
52) Kathie: My heart just melted! How sweet is that last picture?! Katie, you are truly blessed. :) (06.23.2011 08:20pm)
53) Cindy In Owensboro, KY: That last picture is the most precious one EVER!!!!! I love your "conversations" between Gracie and Bean, keep them up! (06.23.2011 11:16pm)
54) Catherine: I LOVE THAT LAST PICTURE!!! (06.24.2011 10:35am)
55) Erin: Ahhhh so cute!!!! I just adore your kids - they are precious! (06.25.2011 04:18pm)
56) Amber: So cute! I'm so excited to start trying for another baby this winter, siblings have to be the greatest! The difference between boys and girls cracks me up too. My niece has been a princess from the day she was born, while my son is all boy! (06.25.2011 06:13pm)
57) Rachel @WithEveryStitch: LOVE IT! That is exactly what I would imagine what they would be saying to each other! That last picture is priceless. :) (06.26.2011 04:06am)
58) Stacy: Katie! You so need to be writing children's books! I love when you do theses little "convo. posts" (06.27.2011 02:40pm)
59) Michelle: The last picture is definitely one for a frame! You're babies are beautiful and you can tell you are a great mommy! (06.27.2011 10:13pm)