Scenes from Twinhood

I gotta say, it's been fun watching the dynamic between Leah and Riley over the past few months. After spending the first few 18 months of their lives viewing each other as "that person who always takes away my toys", they've started actually playing with each other and talking to each other, which has been cool to see. Although there's definitely a love/hate thing going on with those girls.

I present to you now, for your enjoyment, three scenes from this past weekend:

Scene 1: Friday Night
The Scene: Riley and Leah are in the bathtub. Leah stretches her legs across the tub, glancing Riley's arm.
Riley (wagging finger): No, Leah! No kicking!
Riley: [tries to shift away from Leah, glancingly bumps Leah leg in the process]
Leah (wagging finger): No, Riley! No hitting!
Riley (wagging finger): No pushing!
Leah (wagging finger): No kicking!
Riley: No, Leah, no!
Leah: No, Riley! No! No!
[Cut to parents, rubbing their temples. Fade out.]

Scene 2: Saturday Morning
The Scene: We are at a little mini-zoo-slash-museum in Burlingame. Riley and Leah have been ignoring the animals and have instead been giddily splashing in a gigantic puddle for the past 20 minutes.
Riley: Dada!
Riley: [starts walking toward Dada]
Riley: [trips, sprawls face-first into pavement]
Riley: [sits for two seconds in humiliated, hurt, stunned silence]
Riley (at top volume): WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Leah: [runs quickly over to Riley's side, looking concerned]
Leah (to Dada, who's now comforting Riley) Riley crying!
Leah (now grinning and gleefully shoving finger in Riley's wet-pavement-stained face): Riley cryyying!
Leah (now dancing a little jig): Riley cryyyyyyying!
[Freeze frame as Leah gets jiggy wid it.]

Scene 3: Sunday Night
The Scene: Riley and Leah's room. It is about 8:45 pm. Riley and Leah have been lying awake in bed since 7:30.
Riley: Gonk! (giggles)
Leah: Gonk! (giggles)
Riley: Gonk! (giggles)
Leah: Gonk! (giggles)
Riley: Gonk! (giggles)
Leah: Gonk! (giggles)
[both girls giggle some more]
Leah: Riley and Leah!
Riley: And Mama and Dada!
Leah: And Elsa?
Riley: And Maya?
Leah: And Jo-Jo?
Riley: And Poppy?
Leah: And Grandma?
Riley: And A-Pah?
Leah: And Aisha?
Riley: And Hailey?

[9:00 pm]
Leah: And Cammy?
Riley: And Aunti-Lissa?
Leah: And...

[9:15 pm]
Riley: [zzzzz]
Leah: And Pooh...and doggy...and Riley's baby... and Leah's baby... and Riley... and Leah... and...
[Fade to black. Roll credits.]

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.