The Charlie and Lola books are at the top of our list right now, and the little sister in the book has an imaginary friend named Soren Lorensen. The author, Lauren Child says "The very nice thing about imaginary friends, is that they will always do what you want to do, and they will always be there when you need them."
The kids are really great together these days (almost all the time). If Jacob gets tickled or hung upside down, his immediate reaction is "Maya", to make sure that she gets a turn. When we're reading "A Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats (another current favourite), at the end of the book there's a picture of the two friends walking away, holding hands. Molly invariably points at one and says "JaJa" then at the other and says "and Maya". It kills me every time. And if they're ever apart for more than a few minutes, Jacob starts saying, "Where Maya?". About a week ago, they sung themselves to sleep, both singing, "Oh Maya, Oh JaJa, Oh Maya, Oh JaJa". So I don't see them needing an imaginary friend any time soon. I read a blog comment where a woman said her twins had a joint imaginary friend - now that I can see.
We've all been healthy for the balance of the week, so spirits are high. We leave for Vancouver on Thursday for a holiday.
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