The whole thing got me thinking about how they are as different as night and day. Not just in appearance either, although if you saw them side by side you'd never think they're related. Kaylan is petite, with a peaches and cream complexion, blond hair, and blue eyes. Zach is off the charts tall for his age group, with dark hair and big brown eyes. Even though there's only 3 months and 1 day between them, he's easily a whole head taller than her.
They like - no, they LOVE to play together. And in a lot of ways, their differences help them to have more fun together. For example...
Zach enjoys being dirty. I don't know if that's because he's a boy, or if he just likes to dig right in to everything he encounters. But the kid isn't the slightest put off about being messy.
Kaylan, on the other hand, HATES being dirty. This is her after she stuck 2 fingers into her birthday cake and started crying. She wanted no part of it. If she gets anything on her hands, she runs to her mommy and says "no dirty". 
She's also a good sleeper, which is something I've never been able to say about Zach. Although, he has recently been sleeping much better... which is nice, because it means I get to sleep better!
Despite their differences, I think the one thing they have the most in common is that they're adorable! Here they are in our double wagon at Brown County State Park. They're supposed to be checking out the ponies... Kaylan kept barking at them because she thought they were giant dogs. Zach was a little wary of them until he saw that she wasn't scared. Their little personalities, despite all the differences, really compliment each other.
They're just very funny together. Since I'm not teaching summer school this summer (something I've done the past 6 of 7 years - the only time I didn't is when I had Zach), we've got big plans for the two of them. And I don't think either of them will mind one bit!
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