A few gems....

Today when we were at Target, Gabbie was asking me a question about our cashier's necklace... On her teeth!  Our cashier had braces.  I realized she had never seen braces!  Our very sweet cashier explained that she was trying to make her teeth nice and straight.  It did still give me a chuckle.  

I was at home with the girls and I was doing Gabbie's hair to go to a picnic with our friends from church.  I was particularly frustrated because they have both been a little wound up this afternoon and doing their hair is always a challenge.  As I was putting Gabbie's in her ponytail, she looked up at me and said, "Momma, you are my best friend!", and gave me a hug and kiss!  Then she sang me a little song about being her best friend.  It was literally one of the sweetest moments of my entire life.  

A little boy at the picnic was being kind of rough with her, and I got to see my husband leap in to action in her defense. It was like a glimpse into my future of him defending his daughter against little boys.  

Then this evening we were at home and Joel was working on the van, Gabbie and Lilah were sitting in the front seat buckling and unbuckling themselves.  I was getting prepared for a day trip tomorrow when I heard the van start.  Gabbie started the van!  I thought Joel was going to freak - it really startled him!  

Just a small handful of the little moments I want to write down now, before they get lost in the shuffle of our fast-moving lives...