Kind Hearted Allie

Allie goes to a babysitter (Miss Jill's) 3-4 times a week. She LOVES to go over to Miss Jill's because she has a blast. Jill teaches Allie and the others many cool things and also does many cool crafts with them. Allie is constantly bringing things home that she has created and they are the most darling things. Jill also keeps 2 other 4 year old girls and then also has a 4 year old son, Jacob, herself. So, all day long these four 4-year olds play and have the best time in the world. They have all become so close and love one another so much. Well, poor Jacob (being the only little boy) has it rough. Allie comes to me the other day with stickers, one of her movies and wrapping paper. She then asks me if I will help her wrap these presents for Jacob. I ask her why and she tells me that it is his birthday (which, I know that it is not because his birthday is in June). So, I tell Allie that it is not his birthday. She then tells me that she wants to give him a present. Well, I thought that was just so kind of her. I like to know that I have a very giving little girl. So, I sat down with her and helped her wrap the small gifts that she brought to me. She then requested that we find a bag to put all these presents in...and it could not be just any bag. She requested one of the pretty bags that you normally put a gift in if you are not going to wrap it. So, we drug out all of our bags and she picked one. She just so happen to pick one that had a little boy and girl on the front of it...the little boy was giving the little girl a kiss on the cheek. She said, "Oh Mommy, that is the one!" So, we put all the gifts in this gift bag. She had also gone to the store with her Nana earlier that day and she had gotten a helium Mickey Mouse balloon. She wanted me to tie the balloon string to the bag so that she could also give Jacob her balloon. I then talked with her about giving her stuff away and asked her if she was sure that she wanted to give her stuff away. She said that she really did want Jacob to have it. Well, we sat this by the door so that she would not forget it the next morning when her daddy took her to Jill's for the day. A little while later Allie said to me, "Mommy, Jacob said that he was going to be married to Alivia (one of the other little girls)". I said, "Oh really?" She then looked at me and said, "Yes, but I think that he is going to change his mind and marry me (she said this last part with a developing grin on her face)". I was shocked. My little four year old was trying to win over the heart of another four year old with My Little Pony stickers and an old movie of hers! It all made sense at this point. No wonder she wanted to go the next day bearing gifts! She was trying to win Jacob's heart back! OMG! I could not believe what I was thinking and hearing and seeing... I then talked with her for a while (the best I could) and let her know that it would be many, many years before she really had to worry about being married. It was too cute. I then asked her if she still wanted to give Jacob his gifts, and she did. Well, Kevin came home from work and saw the gifts and wondered what they were all for. I then explained all of this to Kevin, which is your typical dad that wants to be protective of her regardless. He could not believe it either. When Allie went to sleep that night Kevin snuck in the living room and hid the gift in Allie's playroom..he did not want Allie giving a little boy a gift...typical dad. I told him that Allie would not forget about it...she would remember it as she was walking out the door. Well, the next morning Kevin had to get Allie up early and get her to Jill's by 6:30. Allie was half asleep as she walked out the door and she did not think of the gift. Well, it hit her yesterday and she ran in her playroom to see if it was in there. When she found it she immediately brought it back out to the living room and put it near her bag that she takes each day to Jill's house. She was bound and determined NOT to forget the bag on her next trip to Jill's. Well, when I left the house this morning, Kevin had already left for work and Allie was still in the bed. Kevin's mother was going to be taking Allie to Jill's this morning before she went to work. I am wondering if Allie did take the gift to Jacob this morning...I guess that I will see when I get home this afternoon! I think that this is mostly a mixture of Allie having a kind heart and also just a token of her friendship...at least that is what I am going to make myself believe!