There Goes My Mother Of The Year Award!

One of my favorite stories that Lexie has shared with me about Elliot's childhood is the sharing the grapes story. When Elliot was young he had 3 grapes in his hand. Lexie asked Elliot if she could have a bite of his grapes. Instead of giving her one and keeping two for himself, he gave Lexie two grapes leaving him only the one. I can remember Lexie sharing this story with me early in our marriage. Despite the fact it was about 25 years since he had given her the two grapes she was still beaming with pride over his kindness and generosity. As of late I have noticed a similar trait in our little Aiden. Any time he receives anything whether it is a special treat or a glass of water he always reaches up and says, "and Ma too!" He never ever leaves with out getting Madelyn one along with his own. I have been very impressed by his love for his big sister. Yesterday Madelyn reminded me of the fundraiser they were doing at school. She could take $1.00 to school on Fridays and purchase a RingPop. She asked if I would put not just a dollar in for her but if we could send an additional dollar so she could get one for Aiden. Imagine the pride I felt as a mother. As I went about making dinner all I could think about was how much they loved and cared for one another and how they were always thinking of each other. I was sure as parents Elliot and I deserved some sort of award. I had great visions of Madelyn and Aiden growing up the best of friends, never fighting, and always taking care of each other. My few moments of bliss came to a crashing hault when Madelyn came in to make sure I had placed $2.00 in her folder. She then went on to say, "Good thing. Do you know why I want Aiden to have one too? I would sure hate for him to try to take mine!" So maybe I will not getting the Mother Of The Year Award after all!