Tiny Bodyguard



We took a long walk yesterday up to the Front St. Farmer's Market. We stopped for breakfast and yard sales only. Avery was on a mission, zooming to see Finn. When we arrived, Finn was there, with his cousin, Vegas.

Vegas is an exuberant little guy, and very physical. At one point, he was playfully punching Finn. Avery stepped between them, looked up at Vegas and yelled, "NO DO THAT! NO HITTING FINN!" Then, he looked at me and said, "No like him. Avery NO LIKE HIM."

First of all, aside from being double his age, Vegas is also double Avery's size. He's a really huge four year old (and Avery's looking large on all the scales). And he's the kind of kid who will be first to jump in the public fountain (he did so, fully clothes yesterday)...



...or show you the "trick" where he can swing his arm around really hard, and it seems like it'll fly out of the socket.

So the scene---Avery, three feet tall, looking straight up at Vegas and yelling, "Get off him. Go AWAY. NO DO THAT. NOOOO DOOOOO THAT!"

Avery was like Finn's tiny bodyguard.

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Lemon Gloria said…
I love that he's so protective! So sweet!
June 24, 2008 at 3:48 PM
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