Observations

It has recently struck me how funny six year old boys are. Ethan went to a birthday party yesterday and there was a nice mixture of boys and girls attending. The party was for a divine little girl in Ethan's class who he thinks the world of. It was amazing to sit back and watch them all as they stand right on the cusp of that boy/girl love/hate thing that many kids seem to grow into. It is becoming more and more evident as this group gets a little older that there is a divide starting to settle in between the gender groups.
I wonder if it is intrinsic or something learned? Is it behavior emulated by younger siblings from older ones already old enough to be catching girl germs?
Ethan still likes having girls as friends but he occasionally wrinkles up his nose at the thought of girly things. Like dancing for example...check out this little crew of wallflowers at the party. Hilarious!

He may not want to dance, but he sure loves to swing.........

And he has a ball permanently attached to his foot...or forehead :)