Taking (and giving) orders

Alex wanted to do something nice for his dad, who was feeling sick yesterday, so he asked for some orders. After much prodding from Alex, I finally relented and asked for some Gatorade. Alex happily obliged by turning to his mother and repeating my orders (almost verbatim): "Mom, can you give Dad some Gator Ale?" Then he smiled at me and said, "See, I can take orders."