Just when I think I couldn't love him more...

We all know how obsessed I am with my little brother, Joe-Joe. {See post below titled “I like to brag…” as proof.} But just when I think I couldn’t love him anymore… he surprises me with the greatest/sweetest present ever.

So I am going to try to set up the scene in order for you to fully understand my reaction{which was crying.}  The background story started a week ago when my sister, Kelly, found a picture of the two of us girls smelling a lilac flower when we were younger. Neither of us had seen this picture before so naturally we fell in love with it. Well, Joe overheard us talking about getting it enlarged and framed for each of our apartments next school year, therefore he thought about recreating the photo for an school art project. So last night, picture me running out of the house to hug my brother after his baseball game and me rambling about how wonderfully he pitched and played, then he interrupts me to say “I have something for you.” He reaches into his school backpack and pulls out this picture…

Joe's hand-drawing of the below picture.

I immediately was a basket case... speechless... just bawling my eyes out. He was kind of taken back and joked to my mom like "wow, didn't think that would be her reaction." After a short while of trying to comprehend the drawing, I somehow got out the sentence "we have to show Kelly." I basically sprinted inside and called her into the kitchen. All it took was me handing the picture to her and all she got out was "Ohh my goodness...Joe...." then tears. We probably sound pathetic, but its amazing how something so innocent and simple could be the greatest & most spontanous gift. Has anyone else received something that literally brought you to tears?