As heard around our house and car today

As we left school today, the kids shared a series of good-bye hugs and high-fives with F & C. This beautiful big-sister/little-brother combo are both friends from school as well as play group. Every day after we see them, both kids go on and on about their friends. Today, B told me rather spontaneously that not only did he call on her when it was his turn as share time, but that F is his best friend (insert big, cute mama sigh here).

After this wonderful endorsement, G pipes up with, "Love Buddy C, Mama!"

"Do you love your buddy, C, G?"

"Yes, Mama. Do." (another big happy mama sigh here)

On her way to her room to take her nap, G decided she needed to walk downstairs to Daddy's study to see if he was there. He wasn't, but she needed to check not once, but twice. She carried one of her many blankets with her. When I stood at the top of the stairs and told her to come up to her room, she said, "Can't. Too heavy."

"Your blanket is too heavy?"

"Yea, too heavy."

"OK. Why don't you bring it to me and I'll hold it while you walk up the stairs?"

"OK, Mama." She proceeded to walk up the 12 steps to hand me her blanket so she could make the last few without it.