One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out

We had the great fun of attending a Diocese of Philadelphia Phillies game.  We bought the tickets months ago and booked a sitter.  We had a fun time.  Meanwhile, our evil daughter threw a remote control at her brother while we were gone bringing his bruises under his eyes to two.  The other black eye was incurred by his father with a tennis ball as Elias was honing his baseball skills.

Some people really look forward to summer. I wish I could say that I am.  However, Adelaide has a way of really pushing Elias's buttons and incurring meltdowns.  She smiles and tries to keep doing it.  Unfortunately, he is too darn sensitive and lets her get to him.  However, I think she learned some of this from him last summer when he would compare everything a five year old can do to a three year old.  I am going to need a lot of patience this summer.  I imagine a lot of this sibling rivalry is normal, but you can't help but ask what is wrong with your parenting or family dynamics that your children are at each other like cats and dogs...