What it means to have everything

"Someday I want to have everything," Isaac said tonight.

I suspected I knew what he meant, but I was still careful not to ask any leading questions. I only said, "Oh?"

"I want to have all the model vehicles," he said. Then, wanting to be more specific, he added, "The ones that are versions of the big vehicles."

My suspicions were confirmed. He got an incredibly detailed Bruder backhoe for his birthday, as much a model as a toy, and it has been hugely popular. Also, we went to a toy store while we were visiting his grandparents in South Carolina, and they had an entire aisle of Bruder vehicles, which furthered his enthusiasm.

"So you want to have all the model vehicles?" I asked. "All the backhoes, and loaders, and trucks and things?"

"No," he said immediately. "Just the backhoes."

"You want to have all the backhoes?" I asked.

"Not all of them. Just the different ones," he said.

"So you want one of each different backhoe?" I asked.

It turned out that was precisely what he meant. I was correct in assuming that "everything" meant Bruder vehicles, but incorrect in my scope. Maybe someday he'll dream of aquiring the entire catalog, but for now the backhoes will suffice.

Actually, since Bruder only makes one scale model backhoe, by his definition Isaac already has everything.