Off to America !
At the airport, Gabriel loved the rolling luggage track at the check-in desk. He insisted (who is surprised?) on putting the suitcases onto the track himself.
The boys were really excited about the trip, and were wound-up with energy.
When we got to the waiting area, Maxime spied a cart, and proceeded to put his brother into it, with much laughter and fanfare and "Papa, watch this!" sorts of commentary.
Off they went, with Gabriel beside himself with happiness.
Maxime came up with the idea that he was then Gabriel's servant, and he instructed his little brother that all he need do is point somewhere, or mention it, and Maxime would whisk him there without question.
They wove between rows of chairs, around columns, to the candy store and back. Even onto the moving sidewalk, where Maxime pushed little Gabriel down the gangway at a run.
When they wanted to do the moving sidewalk again, but this time backwards, I had to draw the line. (Hahahaha! My line is about 1 km past Natalya's, but even I could not consent to this one). My axing their idea was not a terrible disappointment to the boys, actually. Being the creative chaps they are, they simply wheeled themselves off to do something equally zany elsewhere.
*The moving sidewalk stunt*