Life With Our Little Ladies: Precious Moments

I never want to forget these precious little memories that make us smile daily!

Words Words Words- Abby is talking up a storm and she's had a serious word explosion in her vocabulary. She surprises us multiple times a day with her new words. We're having so much fun with her clear requests and storytelling. I think her favorite new letter sound right now is K, which has opened up lots of new words: neck, milk, stuck, truck. She kind of sounds German when she says it because she over emphasizes the hard K sound at the end of every word. It cracks us up! Words ending in "se" or "th" come out as an "f" (mouth = mouf, purse = purf, nose = nofe). Our favorite phrase of the moment (often said like Buckwheat in the Little Rascals): "OTAY"!

Prayer Warrior- Abby and I went to meet Joe for lunch the other day at Panera. Halfway through our meal, Abby asked to pray again. Loving the fact that our 2 year old daughter loves talking to Jesus (multiple times a meal), we took her outstretched hands and let her lead us in prayer. Realizing that our eyes were closed when we prayed, she asked to pray again. Then, she proceeded to reach across the table quietly to strategically confiscate Joe's Pepsi and drink it. This sneaky (and smart) little girl keeps us on our toes!

Keeping Things in Line - Last week, our friends Kim and Emma were staying with us. Emma is 16 months old. Abby and Emma were playing nicely in the living room when Emma playfully started banging her toy on the coffee table glass. When Joe walked into the room to check things out, he found Abby bent down looking at Emma saying, "Emma, no no!". When Emma didn't listen to Abby and continued banging on the glass, Abby said, "Emma, no no! Spank butt!" and gave her a tap her little behind. Of course, we told Abby it wasn't ok for her to give her friends spanks, but couldn't help laughing about it in private. It was funny to see Abby explain the rules and consequences to her friend. No question of how much she understands. Hello first born tendencies!

Masseuse- My little nurturer loves to give back rubs and sing her favorite lullaby to her babies and her Mommy! It's so precious to see her caring for me and others the way I care for her!

One Big Happy Family Tree: One day, Abby started walking around the house singing, "Abby Ray, Abby Ray, Mommy Ray, Daddy Ray, Ra Ra Ray". We had no idea what she was saying, but it was cute and she was passionate. It might be her new favorite phrase. It wasn't until recently that we realized, Abby was name us after Rachael Ray. It reminds me of the time when Cory was eight and he brought home a family tree art project with Derek Jeter on a branch! Nobody really overemphasized Rachael Ray to Abby which makes it extra hilarious! Combine that with Abby's love for the microphone (or all things that slightly resemble a microphone) and her love for cooking, she might just be the next Rachael Ray. We'll see!

Names- When you ask Abby what her Daddy's name is she says, "Joe". When you ask Abby what her Mommy's name is she says, "Mom". When she is really intent on getting our attention, she will call, "Joe! Daddy Joe! DADDY!" or "MOM!". Where does she learn these things? :)