Playmates

Our next door neighbors grandkids visit 2 days a week and they invite the boys to play with them.  The girl is 5 and the boy is 3 months older than Jake, so a perfect age.  The first time the kids visited, Jake heard them playing and went right over and starting playing next to them. No shyness or hesitancy from my big guy!

Look at the size difference! Jake is 3 months younger and he is twice the size!

I love that Jake had some one to play with during the summer.  He never had another child his age as a playmate.  All is cousins are older and we don't see them enough because they live in a different state (we FaceTime and he recognizes them but it's not the same as playing with them).  He does great playing with his friends.  They don't fight or squabble over toys, and everyone gets along.  I'm so proud of him playing nicely with other kids. I was nervous about him grabbing toys or hitting, but he surprised me.  Every time we go outside, he runs next door and looks for them.  I wish we had more kids his age who live around us, but now that I know he can handle playing with new kids, I should look for play groups or take him to kid friendly places.