What a brother!

Derek keeps kicking his football over the fence, but gets really nervous to knock on the doot to retrieve it. We have helped him the first few times so that we all get to know each other, but now I think he can do it alone. Earlier this week, Derek kicked it over again and didn't want to go ask the neighbor. Tucker usually tags along and willingly knocks on the door and gets it for Derek. I thought Derek could show some independence and told him he had to do it himself. Derek wasn't budging and neither was I. Tucker went and got another ball and went outside to play. Two seconds later, he comes back smiling and told me he threw his ball over the fence! Imagine that, the same fence! I looked at him and told him to go with Derek to retrieve the balls. And of course Tucker did all the knocking and talking. I guess they really do like each other!