Over a decade ago, when I first saw my not-yet-husband interact with his five-year-old nephew, they were playing “I love you more than.”
The game pingponged back and forth, each analogy wilder and crazier than the last. When my husband said, “I love you more than a lake full of Pepsi,” the game was over.
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Years later, when our twins were born, my brother and sister-in-law gifted us a beautiful book, entitled Mama, Do You Love Me? Although it didn’t contain the line, “more than a lake full of Pepsi,” it soon became a family favourite.
This very book was used as the inspiration for poems that both Vivian and William wrote for Mother’s Day at school.
I may have had something in my eye when I read both of their inspired poems in bed at 7:00 a.m. yesterday, the precise time Vivian and William promised they’d let me sleep until.
I can hear their voices in these lines; I hope you can too.
From Vivian:
From William:
Thanks for reading. I love you more than four bars of Toblerone.
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Feel free to play the game in the comments:
“I love __ more than __.”
As always, goofiness is expected accepted.
The poems are wonderful.
<3
Leanne, I love you more than my mug loves coffee. These poems are beautiful and that book is a favorite of ours too. Excuse me – something in my eye.
Isn’t the book great. And I’m honoured with the coffee love. Especially in the morning.
Happy Mothers Day Leanne
Thanks, Ray.
Squee! Those letters! Yes, I would have cried, too, if I’d received them.
I love them more than Vivian loves coloUr coding words and more than William loves metaphors (or, is it analogies?).
They have their mamma’s gift with words.
Yes, my colour coder. I too have a highlighter addiction, though I rarely use them. Thanks for the extra U.
I hope you read Vivian’s first because anything that might have been in your eyes could be mistaken as laughing too hard at William’s. Wow, how sweet. And how well-written for 7yo’s. They certainly take after you with their humour and writing abilities.
My fave lines: “more than a small library book loves the big library” and “until shark teeth stop growing and apes can talk”. So good!
Ha. Yes, this is the order I read them in. Vivian was born second and has been trying to make up for it for nearly 8 years; hence, she always goes first.
This is awesome! I love how different they are and yet how sweet.
Very cute!! 🙂
Very sweet! Ooops – something in my eye too.
Those hand written letters get me every time too. I didn’t get any this year 🙁 A little sad about that. They are getting older though – maybe those days are past? Thanks for sharing yours.
So awesome! I would have them framed and hung in my living room! The best trophies a mom could ever have!
I am going to frame them. Of course, I never even framed our wedding photos 12 years ago. In other words, I have the intention…
I know all about intentions. They are paving my road to Hell! 🙂
That’s what being a parent is all about. The reward is far greater than financial.
🙂
So sweet! I think they have their mom’s wirting skills!
Awwwwwwwwwww…sweetness!!!
That must have absolutely melted your heart. So very different and yet both entirely amazingly. What a great group you have share your life with! Including the husband who wants a lake full of pepsi. If he’s taking orders, I’ll have mimosas…I mean, diet pepsi.
Ha. I’ll go swim with you anytime, Annie.
This is heart-mending and sweet. What a beautiful gift!
These are fabulous! The way those little minds work… 🙂
Those are awesome. Can’t really add anything more than that.
Awwww! My heart is filled with happiness after reading those. Your kids totally rock, must be because they have such an awesome mom.
I think they rock in spite of me. But thanks. I’ll take the compliment anyways. 🙂
Awwwwwwww how sweet! It’s moments like that that make it worth all the back talk and messy rooms 🙂
So, so precious! Also, I feel like I learned some cool facts. Tigers like to hunt deer. I never knew. 🙂
And moments ago I learned that hamsters’ teeth never stop growing.
I sing a song to the Reds each night before bed – they sing along most nights. The last two lines are: “I love you more than bubbles in the bathtub. I love you more than you ask, “Why?”
Your kids are awesome – must get it from their mum (although rumour has it that their dad pretty much kicks ass, too) You are blessed, indeed my friend.
Some day when I visit you, I’ll listen to you sing that song to the Reds. While I’m drinking your Bailey’s, of course.
William, that’s impressive.
Tigers LOVE to hunt deer!
Is there a Python skit based on that?
Ouchie, those poems really make the dust fly around the room and stick into your eyes… *sniff. I love the fact they’re similar in structure but very different in content. Girl are always the more romantic ones. But boys do have that clumsy sometimes-unintentionally sweetness (maybe he talks tigers and sharks and think he’s a badass :D)
I can’t come up with a goofy “I love something more than something else” cuz this dust in the air ruined my mood 😛 All I can think of now is a line from “I am Sam”, letter from autistic daddy Sean Penn to his little daughter Lucy, named after “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”.
“And P.S. I love you, like the song. P.S. I love you, like in the song.”
Ouchie again.
A lovely comment, Serre. The dust! 🙂
Awwwww gosh wow. I play this game all of the time with my youngest son. By the end of it we’re out of words. Just smiling. Like I am now, after reading your children’s wonderful poems.
Thanks, El. These are keepers. So are my kids…
Okay, I am going to devote a blog to your Mother’s Day vs. mine. Because the only thing in my eye was dirt. And you have to see the card. It’ll be ready in August. So look for it. 😉
You are a great mom.
Ha. I suspect my teenage Mother’s Days may look a lot different!
These are so great. I love how very “girl” and “boy” they are too. Also awesome that you got Toblerone!
Four bars of Toblerone. Now in the freezer…
Well I was tearing up at all that toffee chocolatey goodness!! Were there also words or something? From your children you say? Eh.
Kidding. Those were lovely poems from your kids. Your daughter really has a knack for descriptive writing. Hmm, wonder where she gets that from? Sounds like you had a fab M’s day full of love and chocolate. What could be better than that? 😉
It was my best one yet. (But here’s hoping next one is even better. No pressure, Family.;)
Your kids’ poems made me misty. What sweet treasures to hold on to: your kids, of course … and their poems. Just beautiful.
Thanks so much for commenting, Judy.
Oh my. I love this more than Pepsi plus Toblerone.
(And I like those two things. Very much. So.)