My Little Girls

As of today, both the girls are officially THREE YEARS OLD.  That doesn’t seem possible.  I wish I could pause time and drink in every ounce of their personalities, their expressions, their mannerisms at this age.  They are honestly a delight for me to be around, and I have so much fun talking and laughing with them every day.  And even though I can’t capture every aspect of their newly-three-year-old selves in words, I can try to record some of the things I love most about them.   

Becky: You are my brown-haired, big-eyed “long drink o’ water” (as my grandpa used to say).  You make me smile every day with your elaborate explanations, your GPS-like geographic precision, your desire to do everything with your sister, your tender adoration of your brother, your crazy love for toaster waffles and “fishies,” your burgeoning ability to turn everything into a game with rules (just like your father!), your love of books and TV, your excitement whenever we are around other kids, your soft impromptu serenades, your silly eye rolls and gestures you make when you know you’re being a goofball, your hand placed lovingly on my arm when you’re sitting in my lap…I love it all.    

Susie: You are my fair-haired, blue-eyed featherweight.  You make me smile every day with your impish grin, your bouncy walk, your belly laugh, your amazing ability to color within the lines and draw recognizable figures, your love of making your sister laugh, your announcement anytime you come down the stairs: “I’m COMIN’!  I’m COMIN’”, your adorable pronunciations (“Yook at me!” or “I’m too yiddle”), your compliant “Okay, okay,” your love of talking on the phone and cheesing for the camera, your quiet thumb-sucking cuddles, your enthusiastic neck-wrapping hugs…I love it all.

I’m so proud to have you two as my daughters, my little girls…even when you’re no longer so little.