I babysat my sister’s brood recently. The sisterly offspring currently numbers two; the Niece and Tiny. They were both overly excited, the Niece especially due to my pretty, red nail polish (High Roller by China Glaze, highly recommended for impressing little girls).
Tiny is going to be three this summer and he loves cars. Tenderly. He puts them to bed and tucks them in and makes them kiss each other. True love, if you ever saw it. Cars is his fave movie of course, and Lightning McQueen is his absolute hero. He has two McQueens, one big that he calls “Mommy McQueen” and one small that he calls “Tiny McQueen.” They are the light and air of his existence. He can’t sleep, eat or brush his teeth unless they’re both there.
Anyway, after a few hours of aunterly storytelling, child tossing and other exciting adventures, Tiny crawled onto my lap and yanked my hair to attract my attention. Looking me deeply the in the eyes, he said with great sincerity: “You are just like Lightning McQueen!”
I mean, whew. Have you ever had a better compliment?
That is so sweet! What a good auntie you are. Thanks for sharing.