These Two.

I recently grouped over 200 pictures featuring Lambie into a folder because Rudy is getting a Custom Lambie book for Christmas.  I mean, if I ever actually set aside some time to get it started.  And while I was glancing through hundreds and hundreds of memories over a long mesmerizing afternoon in front of my laptop, I slowed down for this one.

Here we have Rudy and Jackson in the midst of a brief and powerful battle of wills.  It is summer 2011, when Rudy was almost three, and Jackson was just 18 months old.  And they're relaxing in the sun at our humble little town beach, stuck in the same chair with the same sandwich bag of crackers.  Jackson is all mischief, proud of the cracker he's got and ready for another.  (It's a well-known fact that Jackson loves snacks.  He's actually requesting snacks for Christmas this year.)  And then there's Rudy, alarmed and defiant.  They are great little buddies, though, and who knows what nonsense they'll continue to stir up over the years.