Nick made bacon and french toast for my birthday this morning. "Do you love bacon?" Elias asked me.
"Yes, I love bacon."
"Do you love french toast?" he asked.
"Yes, but do you know what I love more than bacon or french toast?"
"Who? What?" he asked, his hands sticky with maple syrup.
"You," I said.
"I love you more than bacon too!" he said. This from a boy who can eat four or five pieces at a time.
"Wow! That's a lot," I said, "I love you more than ice cream."
And then this. The best gift Elias could give me:
"I love Olive more than ice cream," he said, bringing his sister into the conversation, unprompted, with the word love.
happy birthday! such a lovely gift!
Posted by: nerissa | 01/17/2010 at 02:53 AM
That's true love, for sure! Remind him of that when he squeezes her a bit too hard!
Posted by: Shelley | 01/17/2010 at 03:39 AM
That is adorable!!
Hope you had a wonderful Birthday!!
Posted by: Renee | 01/17/2010 at 05:42 AM
I wish a wanderful B-day!....Elias is really a lovely boy!
Posted by: Sara | 01/17/2010 at 05:58 AM
Happy birthday.
Posted by: [email protected] | 01/17/2010 at 06:45 AM
Happy birthday! What a perfect gift, indeed. :-)
Posted by: Niksmom | 01/17/2010 at 07:37 AM
See. He DOES love her :)
Happy Birthday!!!
Posted by: Jessica | 01/17/2010 at 08:08 AM
Aww...Happy Birthday!
It sounds like Elias is finding his balance...in more ways than one... :)
Posted by: DiVaughn | 01/17/2010 at 12:01 PM
Happy birthday Christy! You'll have to play the Sarah McLachlan Ice Cream song for Elias!
D
Posted by: Deidre | 01/17/2010 at 12:11 PM
Outstanding! Understanding those comparisons is no small thing. Truly a wonderful gift to mommy on her birthday.
Posted by: Barbara | 01/17/2010 at 01:21 PM
Happy Birthday!
What a great gift for him to give you - as those Mastercard commercials went: priceless
Posted by: Blanche | 01/17/2010 at 02:25 PM
What a wonderful birthday gift for you -- love from Nick and love from Elias to Olive. ;) So sweet!
Posted by: JenniferB | 01/17/2010 at 07:29 PM
Happy Birthday! The most satisfying thing in my life is the love my kids have for each other. It has been a marvelous healing balm for some of my old wounds. Aren't they just the best thing that ever could happen to you? :)
Posted by: Courtney | 01/18/2010 at 08:38 AM
And so it begins!!
Posted by: Amanda Warner | 01/18/2010 at 01:31 PM
Happy birthday Christy!
that's a great story :)
Posted by: Sara | 01/18/2010 at 06:14 PM
Thank you all for the b-day wishes!!!!!
Posted by: Christy | 01/18/2010 at 10:08 PM
YAY for sibling love!
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Kris H. | 01/19/2010 at 05:04 AM