Sweet Sister Song

In the car, Elizabeth reached over to hold Amelie's hand and started singing sweetly to her:"Ami Baby, you fill my heart with joy..."

"Aww," I thought to myself. "Trite, but sweet."

"You are the baby I most deserved..."

That's a little odd but I figured it went with the idea that Elizabeth was "born to be a big sister." Then she continued,

"I bought you at the dollar store."

Okay, what?

On a related note, as a teacher, I'm trained to analyze the family pictures that preschoolers draw. They frequently draw the family member that is currently most important to them as the largest figure in the picture (usually themselves!). Elizabeth brought me a family picture that I thought was really sweet. It had a big Mommy and Daddy, an appropriately sized preschooler that she pointed out as herself, and one other large figure. "Oh," I said, "Is that Amelie?"

"No, that's Sydney [her cousin]. Amelie's over here in the corner."

Yep. I should have known.