Knight in Shining Armor in Training

Driving home from Krispy Kreme doughnuts Elie and Jadon sat in the back of the car playing with balloons. Elie's popped and she started to tear up and cry, begging us to turn around and get another one. By that point we were well on our way home - a 20 minute trip one way, so the answer was no. She cried harder.

Softly we hear, "Elie, you can have my balloon." And Jadon was untangling the ribbon and handing the balloon over to her. She refused, wanting her own back.

Jadon's eyes were big and solemn as he thought about what to do next. His little voice piped up, "I'm going to do something really great!"

He turned to his sister and said, "I'll make you a new balloon!"

He sat and thought and then, "Mom, we just need to find something green, just like this, and then you need to help me write on it, just like this," (pointing to the Krispy Kreme logo on his balloon,) "and then we'll find one of these," he said, fingering the plastic insert that held the air in his balloon. "How would that be Elie?"

Being in somewhat of a snit, Elie shook her head and continued crying. She was set on returning to the store for another balloon.

Jadon's face fell. "Well, then I'll just pop mine too."

With that he began to work the plastic stopper out of his balloon and it quickly deflated. His eyes gleamed with pride as he showed his sister, who actually cracked a smile despite herself. The two of them began another round of games with their newly flat balloons...