Soren's Friend Colby
This weekend our good friends Mike, Tammy and Colby joined us for the trip to see Thomas. Peter and Mike went to college together and have been great friends ever since. Colby is 6 and in so many ways is quite similar to Soren. They both have a really sweet, gentle nature.
It was Colby that introduced Soren to Thomas in the first place. From the time Soren was born, Mike told us that because he was a boy Soren would eventually be totally into trains. Wow, was he ever right!
Since they don't live near by, we only see them a few times a year. But Soren always looks forward to it. He was especially excited to get to ride Thomas with Colby this year.
When Soren saw Colby arrive at the train station he went running at him full-tilt with his arms open wide. Adorable. The interesting thing was that Colby totally didn't respond. Soren's over the top enthusiasm clearly wasn't very "cool". I can't believe that already at 6 they start changing their behavior to be more "manly". Kind of broke my heart. Colby still is a wonderful, warm and sweet child though - and once he forgot about acting tough, he was his old playful self again.
Is that transformation really only 3 years away for Soren?
It was Colby that introduced Soren to Thomas in the first place. From the time Soren was born, Mike told us that because he was a boy Soren would eventually be totally into trains. Wow, was he ever right!
Since they don't live near by, we only see them a few times a year. But Soren always looks forward to it. He was especially excited to get to ride Thomas with Colby this year.
When Soren saw Colby arrive at the train station he went running at him full-tilt with his arms open wide. Adorable. The interesting thing was that Colby totally didn't respond. Soren's over the top enthusiasm clearly wasn't very "cool". I can't believe that already at 6 they start changing their behavior to be more "manly". Kind of broke my heart. Colby still is a wonderful, warm and sweet child though - and once he forgot about acting tough, he was his old playful self again.Is that transformation really only 3 years away for Soren?
It's so sad when they lose their baby teeth and start acting "cool." I think that's the beginning of the end of childhood complete cuteness. Don't get me wrong, they're still cute, just a little less-so.
ReplyDeleteNatalie - It is so funny that you mention losing the teeth too, because Colby has a loose tooth. Since he's left Soren has talked about having a loose tooth himself! I guess the innocence goes out with the teeth!
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