One. Two. Both. COMPARISONS - documented January 2020

One. Two. Both. (Comparisons) January 2020

Silas enjoys archery.
Sydney enjoys reading.
Both boys enjoy their weekly snuggle night in Dad's bed.

Silas wears a dress shirt and long tie to school often, but is the first kid to go play outside in the dirt at home.
Sydney wears tshirts and pants (either sweat pants or dress pants: NOT JEANS) if he's forced to get out of his pajamas.
Both boys leave dirty clothes on bedroom or bathroom floors OR next to the hamper.

Silas likes raspberries.
Sydney likes blueberries.
Both boys can devour an entire container of berries in one sitting, without sharing. (Although, if you find a container in the fridge with less than ten berries left in it, Sydney is your guilty party.)

Silas sleeps in silence.
Sydney sleeps with an air purifier on.
Both boys cover their heads when they sleep.

Silas sleeps in undies.
Sydney sleeps in pajama pants.
Both boys love days when they can skip getting dressed, wrapping themselves in blankets instead.

Silas loves LASAGNA.
Sydney loves RICE AND BEANS.
Both boys love LENTIL SOUP.

Silas is in Montessori, level 3.
Sydney is in traditional, 5th grade.
Both boys were invited to be in TSID (Talent and Strength Identification and Development) this year.

Silas has precise handwriting and many backwards letters, resembling Christoper Robin script.
Sydney has sloppy handwriting and a lack of spacing between words where even HE struggles to read his own work.
Both boys spell phonetically, like their dad, and giggle when their dad argues that the sound is different between the words there, their and they're; he insists that you have to LISTEN TO THE PRONUNCIATIONS to know which spelling you have/need.

Silas has a path to his bed, keeping a terribly messy bedroom, despite being in the Montessori program where EVERYTHING has a home and you use only one item at a time. (He stays after school some days to tidy the classroom, demonstrating how particular he can be. Gets some perfectionist qualities from his mom.)
Sydney keeps his bedroom reasonably tidy. You often find him in his bedroom, avoiding tasks, with his nose in a book.
Both boys throw clean clothes back in the wash instead of putting them away.


Silas wears wide shoes.
Sydney wears regular width shoes.
Neither boy can find his shoes easily when it's time to go.

Silas is 8.5 years old.
Sydney is 10.5 years old.
Both boys wish to be left home alone (and would like to gain access to their home chrome books again.)

UPDATE: Recently had their feet measured and learned that Sydney can also wear a WIDE shoe; so much for buying shoes from the Clearance rack at Kohl's now. Looks like we'll be special ordering all of their shoes in WIDE now. Bummer.