A few of my favorite things!

There are so many things that the girls do throughout the day that I just LOVE, so I wanted to jot them down real quick, because they make me so happy!

I love when Melanie calls Meredith her "best friend." All morning, she has been trying to help Meredith, and she keeps saying, "My best friend needs me to find her blanket. My best friend wants a hug. Can I get my best friend a waffle?" SO sweet!!

Meredith does something similar. She tells everyone that they are "My best sista eva." Or, "You are my best mommy eva." And, of course, "You are my best daddy eva." She also does this thing when the people she loves aren't with her at that moment. The other night we were out in 2 cars, and Melanie rode with Daddy, so it was just Meredith and me in my car. The whole way home, all I heard from the backseat was "I love my sista SO much! I love my daddy SO much!" over and over again. I know she does it when I'm away, too....when I was at the dentist the other day, Meredith stayed with Mom Mom and I got a text from her that said, "I love my mommy SO much. I love Mommy SO much!" She does it every day while Eric is at work, too.

One of my very favorite parts of the day is when Eric gets home from work. Not just because I am glad to see him, or because it means I get a little break :), but because of the way the girls react when they hear his key in the door. Last night, he wasn't even in the door and Meredith screams, "BIG GUY!!!!" and goes running to him. Melanie always goes running to him, too, but usually she just gives him a run down of EVERYTHING we did that day, and what she wants to do with him that night.

It also cracks me up when Meredith pitches her fits. If we tell her to go to her room, she just starts screaming "I WANT TO BE THE GOOD GULL! I WANT TO BE THE GOOD GULL!" She can flop in to tantrum mode faster that any other kid I've ever seen. It's honestly less than a second, and she will be down on the floor, flailing about. She also kind of takes on a cartoon character-like way when I have to pick her up during these fits, because her legs just keep moving, and she looks like she is trying to run in midair. I feel bad because I think this is just so funny!!

This is a new trick that they just learned....whenever Melanie wants something and wesay no, she will climb up in our laps and say "Please?? For your sweet girl??" Daddy is a sucker and it works on him everytime, and yes, depending on what it is, I am a sucker for it, too! But, our little parrot has learned this trick, too, and Meredith pulls this on on us now, too!! They definitely know our soft spots!!

There are so many things I love about my girlies, and I will add more posts later, but I am going to finish with this: It is January 21st, and every morning when we first wake up, we have to watch "Prep and Landing", which is a Christmas movie. It is so darn cute that they love Christmas so much that we are still watching all the Christmas movies they love, and they are still singing Christmas carols. Meredith sings "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" daily, and of course, Melanie is still singing "Last Christmas". I love them so much!!