Raising twins boys has its joys and challenges. In my case, my twins are as polar opposite as you can get. I have stated many times that they “split up the genes in the womb”. You take outspoken, and I will take pensive, you take natural athleticism, and I’ll take analytical genius, you get the picture. By three years old, I was parenting two very distinct personalities in my young boys ~ Twin A a.k.a. “Clinger” and Twin B a.k.a. “Runner”. Clinger would not leave my side without a meltdown of epic proportions, while Runner looked for every opportunity to bolt. So, on the occasion of the preschool field trip to the farm, you had better believe that their mother would be there to chaperone. The field trip took place on a beautiful sunny day at an apple orchard and farm not too far from our house. After picking their own apples, and examining the many different kinds of gords, we headed to the highlight of the trip, the pumpkin patch. The farmer brought us up to a large field with row after row of pumpkins. After explaining how the pumpkins grew, he then released the kids to the patch to pick a pumpkin to bring home. Clinger didn’t move, he held tight to my pant leg as the rest of his class moved into the patch. Runner, on the other hand, started down one of the aisles, moving quickly and with a fierce determination. As he ran down the row, Runner began picking up pumpkins and putting them down (okay, dropping them, not “putting them down”). To my horror, he started to move faster and faster, grabbing pumpkins, looking at them and dropping them. “Runner!”, “Runner!”, I yelled, but he was oblivious and the more pumpkins he grabbed the more upset he became. Limping down the row with Clinger clutched firmly on my leg, I tried to catch up with my son. By the time I grabbed the back of his little overalls and turned him around, I could see that he was distraught. “Wait, what are you doing, why are you dropping all of these pumpkins?”, I yelled, probably a bit too loud since I was out of breath from chasing him. Runner turned, looked up at me and yelled right back, “I AM LOOKING FOR ONE WITH A FACE ON IT!”
Happy Halloween!
Ha! This really IS the best pumpkin story ever!! He is scary smart! 🙂 Your boys sound delightful! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Thanks! 🙂
oh got to love them! Moments that make you want to get upset but have to just crack up instead! Stopping by from The SITS blog Hop!
I hear you… laughing more is definitely the key to surviving parenthood!
I totally makes sense to look for pumpkins with faces! What a fun story!
Awww, that is so cute! They really do say the funniest things!
I think it’s the best part of parenting… wait for the woodpecker story except without the wood!
I LOVE IT!!!! omg how do you manage opposite twins??? I would be crazy. Great post! Thankss for sharing….
Thank you! Honestly I think “opposite” twins are a bit easier. My good friend has identical twins and I really hate not being able to tell who is who… I have to wait until they say or do something! 🙂
… I see your point…and I guess it’s better than having two runners…lol Yes~ telling the apart is another whole story! 🙂
OMG that is hilarious!
Thanks… they still manage to keep us laughing
hahaha! My daughter is four and she asked me last week, “Why can’t we find any jack-o-lanterns in the pumpkin patch??”
I like your daughter already – smart kid!
Thanks…He really is a cool kid… hasn’t changed a bit since he was three!
HA! This is amazing. What a cool kid!
Ahhh, everything in life is new to them. So much fun watching them encounter the world. Enjoy Sharefest. I’m still smiling after reading your precious story.
Thanks so much… it happened nearly a decade ago and still makes me smile!
Hysterical!! I love it! I also have a clinger and a runner, though not consistently. They are three years apart and they usually take turns with wanting to be held and wanting to run. Of course, there are times they run in different directions and times when they both want to be held!
Thank you…. just one of those stories that has stuck with me through the years and I smile every time someone mentions a pumpkin patch!