Ellie's Beau - Snippet Número Dos

Ellie took this photo the other day so I had to use it. Gavin doesn't even like his picture taken, but he would probably do anything for Ellie.

She has him wrapped around her little finger. While I am not sure if it's intentional I think she knows it. The other day they were playing and overheard is "Ellie, just tell me what you want to play, how I can make you happy." Isn't that what every girl wants to hear?

I found a little ring the other day and I asked her if it was hers. She decided that it was hers and Gavin gave it to her when they were three, and she is going to wear it and love it F-O-R-E-V-E-R, I must say that she has had it on now for three days, which is a long time for a 5-year old. They barely knew eachother at three so I am not sure where that came from. She calls it a stone heart ring as it has little hearts on it that she says look like stones.

When we were leaving their house a couple weeks ago he told her that he wanted three, yes three, kisses. She did not want to kiss him, perhaps because I was standing there. As she gets older she learns sexuality and right now she's unsure of that. So she gave him a hug but when he tried to kiss her she turned her head and ran away.

And then the other day (the slug day) he wanted a hug and a kiss. She told him her hands were too dirty (from holding the slugs) and she couldn't hug him. He cried, I think it was a pretend cry, but I am not sure she knew this. But still she wouldn't even hug him. But then the next day they played again, and when we were leaving I turned back to see if she was following me and she was giving him a hug AND a kiss.

Silly little kids, they are so cute.

Original Ellie's Beau entry.

Ellie's Beau

One day Doug and I were on the phone and something was said about the neighbor girl M and Doug said "Well she is Ellie's best friend." I said "No she's not" and turned around and asked Ellie who her best friend was. She promptly said "Gavin." We didn't talk about it after that.

The next time we were at Gavin's house (about a week later) I asked Ellie again, in front of Gavin's mom (but not in front of Gavin) and she again said "Gavin." A few days after that Gavin's mom casually asked Gavin who his best friend was, and without hesitation he said "Ellie." No one told either of them to say that or think that.

When it was Ellie's birthday Gavin went to pick her out a present. The only thing he wanted to get her was a frisbee. His mom asked him if he was sure he didn't want to get something else and he said "No, that is what Ellie wants." The funny part was it really WAS something Ellie wanted. She had been asking for a frisbee, but she said she didn't tell Gavin that.

So there is it, Ellie's best friend is Gavin. He is almost 5, they are 4 months apart, she likes younger men I guess.

The photo above was taken in the Tulip fields in LaConnor WA a few weeks ago.