A: If you weren't the best mama in the world, I would go find a new one. But you are so that's good.

Me: Ummmm...thanks?

A is on a roll tonight! "Mama, you are being the kind of mama I want to be when I am a mama."

W: When I'm a mama someday, if somebody spits I will tell them they don't get anymore gum.

W's prayer tonight: Thank you for my sister because she takes good care of me. Thank you for my Mama because she takes care of me and bes love to me and says prayers for me. Amen.

W got sent to bed early for continuing to ask for an orange smoothie after I said no. I asked her if she wanted to pray. "Yes. Dear God, thank you for a great day, and I'm sorry that mama wouldn't let me have an orange smoothie. In Jesus' name amen."

W just came up to me and requested to watch Star Wars. Sniff...makes a geeky mama proud.

W asks her Nana to help her put on a swimsuit. Nana says "Your mother is right there, go talk to her." W looks at her in consternation and says "That's not my mudder, that's my mama!"

I asked Daddy to put the girls to bed tonight so I could wrap up some dishes after a highly contested game of Settlers of Catan (which I won, btw). A started fretting and said "But I want Mama. Mama and I are best friends." Moments that melt a mother's heart.

During devotions last night, the subject of being a mama came up. A thought for a moment and said "When I have babies, I will feed them. I will pray with them. And I will buy them a toothbrush and brush their teeth."

A just sang me her cookie song "Cookies, cookies, Daddy likes to eat cookies every time. Mama says no"

I was explaining to A that Grandpa J was my daddy. She said "Nana is your mama". "Wow! That's right!", I exclaimed. So I asked "Who is Daddy's mama?" She immediately replied "Dirk." There go our dreams of genius.