Last night, E needed to be taken to the mall to buy some new gym shoes. Jon agreed to go with him, and I stayed home with G and J.
C was over at her Aunt Betsy’s after a long day at preschool followed by an evening of cousin-time with NC, so she was very tired and cranky by the time Jon was able to pick her up (Aunt Betsy’s house is between our house and the mall) and take E to shop for shoes.
The shopping excursion, made at an hour when C should have been getting into bed for the night, could have been a disaster, but E came up with a plan. He bribed his sleepy-cranky little sister, telling her that if she would fully cooperate with the shoe-shopping, he would watch a princess movie of her choosing on the iPad with her, in her princess canopy bed when they got home.
This offer was too good to refuse (usually E only wants to watch SportsCenter), so C bought in, and the shopping trip was successful.
Here are E and C at the mall together, with C attired in full-on princess regalia (if princesses wore their gowns inside out and favored bright green crocs over glass slippers)… He’s a good and very patient big brother.
33 Responses to “The Cranky Princess and Her Very Patient Big Brother”
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Aww, this makes me want babies even more now
love how they love each other
If that isn’t just the cutest thing ever…
Elliot seems like a super-sweet boy. I love the pictures.
Last night Lorelei was tired and cranky and wanted to “sit with my Teddy” (Teddy being her 240 lb. 16 year old mean football playing big brother). I love to see how sweet he can be with her. I always wanted a big brother myself!
Just have to say that I think E is the sweetest, bestest brother in the world. His patience and understanding of the little ones speaks to a level of maturity and compassion not found in most boys his age. Cheers to E!
Its pretty incredible because she was REALLY, REALLY tired. E began the sale the minute he walked into my house.
That is too sweet for words!
Ah, East Town Mall! Do not miss that place at all.
Also, your son appears to be a wonderfully compassionate and thoughtful young man. I hope I can do as good of a job with my little one as you have with him!
Perfect. Nice job there, Mama.
so sweet…
Thank you. What a sweet story.
I swear there is nothing sweeter than the sight from behind of your own children walking and holding hands.
Only have a little longer on this, but when the 8 yo grabs his 20 yo and 17 yo brothers hands to walk, it is the cutest thing. Must remember to take a picture, because who knows how much longer he’ll do that!
What a sweetie!!!
Thumbs up to your kids, and the awesome family they were gifted with!
Amen to everyone else’s comments. You must be so proud of your children!!!
Thank you for sharing those pics. They are so much fun. I’m sure that E now knows he is Henry to the little ones, and he looks like he’s going to go a grand job. Henry did a wonderful job being big brother to him and his older sis. You can see that in any one of his pics.
love these photos! they are so sweet together!
E is a prince! How proud you must be of him!
Oh my gosh! Is he available in a Rent-A-Big-Brother service because he’s amazing.
And I appreciate his negotiation skills. That kid is going far!
I love the one where they are holding hands!! C is sooo cute from behind – I love the princess dress inside out with the tag waving about. Precious children!
He’s such a nice kid. This really warms my heart. Seriously. Kids. They are the best.
I wonder how consciously E models himself as a big brother after Henry.
Beautiful, darling children.
Best blog post ever!!!! I love it. How adorable.
Why we make them siblings…
Very very sweet.
This makes my ovaries hurt. It makes me wish my 13 year old son had a little brother or sister.
I loved the pic of the brother carrying his little sister
Oh, I love Elliot. He is growing into a wonderful man.
(and yeah, makes me wish we had had 4 or 5!)
Awww these pictures just make my heart melt soo sweet Katie…..thanks for sharing… E truly is a sweet big brother C is very lucky to have him… i hope my son and daughter can have a similiar relationship one day
He is a true prince charming!!! What an awesome big brother.
Precious!
love love love those are precious moments for sure!
the dress inside out w/ green crocs is a great giggle !
Awww, so sweet!!! Sibling love really is a joy to see. I love and enjoyed looking at the pictures. Your son really showed how much he love his sister. His patience is just overwhelming. Such great and pure brotherly love.:-)
Just had to say these photos stole my heart. What a darling boy and charming little princess you have!