Yesterday afternoon driving home from ballet class, Sydney paused mid-thought and asked me this: "Mommy, is God going to take ribs out of me and make a man?"
Brooklyn came downstairs to help make lunch the other day. She got the bread out and assembled three sandwiches for each kiddo. As we were putting the leftover turkey, cheese and fruit back into the fridge she said this to me: "Mommy, you are my best friend."
A few days ago Jackson stopped to inspect the wedding picture hanging in my bedroom. He looked up at me, then back at the picture, then back at me. Without a second thought he said, "Mommy, you a princess!"
This morning, while working on a few household chores, I could hear Sydney calling my name from the other room: "Mommy, Mommy, Moooooommy! Come look at me!" Realizing she wasn't going to stop until I came to observe her, I dropped what I was doing and went to the playroom. She was attempting to do a back handspring, while simultaneously watching t.v. (rather impressive - not to mention dangerous - if you ask me). She looked up and asked, "Is this awesome?"
"Totally awesome!" was my reply. In fact, I took a moment, looked each one of them in the eye and added, "You are ALL totally awesome!"
Whether they are contemplating creation or being Mommy's special helper, calling me a princess or wowing me with acrobatic skills, they are amazing to me. And absolutely, totally awesome!