If the above is true, Melanie must feel flattered ALL the time.
He wants to be just like her, he wants to make her laugh, he wants her to think he's great! Little brother loves big sister, copies so many of things she does and says...he really has perfected the art of imitation.
If Melanie asks for a pickle, Easton yells "ya pickles!!!" as loud as he can with a huge smile on his face. If Melanie wants to watch Dora, he does too, and will let us know by yelling "Dora!" as loud as he can. Everything Mel does or wants to do is the most exciting and fun thing he has ever heard of...he is the ultimate admirer of his big sister.
One day they had this inside joke together. They would look at each other and say "PU!" really loud and laugh as hard as they could. The next morning, during breakfast Easton looked and Melanie, and hoping to get a big laugh yelled "PU!" to which Melanie replied, "that's not funny." Poor guy, just trying to impress big sis!
Everyday is a new day to try and impress her by imitating her every move. I've tried to document it through pictures, but justice is not done. Check out what I did catch.
Daddy is another person in this house who should be feeling pretty good about himself, because, he gets flattered all the time also.
I'm sure this phase of imitating the people he loves will not last forever. Soon he will be coming home with some things he's learned from his friends at school that I will not like at all. So, I am enjoying the good stage of imitation right now. The stage of where big sis and daddy are the coolest people alive. The good stuff in life.
P.S. I can't wait to see what little Skyelynn brings to the table by way of imitation after she gets here! She'll have more siblings to impress. :)
