Chapter One BABY BROTHER I love birthday parties exclaimed eight-year-old Ashley Sanchez Me too replied her best friend Ashlee Taylor I can’t wait for the birthday cake Ashley or Ash as her friends called her and Ashlee otherwise known as Lee may have been best friends but they were different in almost every way While Lee was looking forward to the sweet sugary birthday cake Ash wasn’t interested Instead she was wondering if there was any leftover pizza Another difference was their size Ash was small while Lee was tall Some people even called them Ashley Small and Ashlee Tall
As different as the girls were they were both having a great time at the first birthday party of Ash’s brother Sam Ash’s parents had invited all of their friends including Lee and her family The person having the most fun though was the birthday boy Sam was grinning and clapping his chubby little hands He was sitting in his high chair waiting for his birthday cake Ash and Lee sat on either side of him
Is that a new tooth Lee asked as she pointed into Sam’s mouth Yep it popped through this week Ash told her But be careful He bit my finger and it hurt Lee had never paid much attention to Sam before When he was first born all he did was eat and sleep He is so cute Lee said Does he talk yet Ash’s eyes widened with excitement He just started
Watch this Ash turned to get Sam’s attention Hey Sam Say Ashley she told him Sam smiled and giggled Ash tried again Say Ashley It took Ash a few more tries but Sam finally said Ashy Lee clapped her hands and said That is awesome Do you think he can say Lee I don’t know Ash said Let’s see Ash turned toward Sam again When she had his attention she asked Sam can you say Lee Sam tilted his head He was unsure what she was asking He put his finger in his mouth and didn’t say a word Ash pointed at Lee and tried again This is Lee Can you say her name Lee This time Sam smiled He took his finger out of his
