4 going on 16

Tonight when I told the girls that it was time for bed, Sophie really wasn't happy about that. She walked halfway up the stairs and then refused to go up the rest of the way. When I patiently (I hope) started to count to 3 she got up and said, in what a I can only describe as a 16 year old tone of voice, "FINE!". I had to remind Paul and myself that everyone gets grumpy sometimes and to not get too upset about her giving attitude. A few minutes later I went up to their room to tuck them in and as I am giving Sophie a hug and kiss, she says "I am going to be with you forever. I am always going to live in this house with you, even when I am a mom. I am always going to live with you, forever and ever." I am 99.9% positive she really meant it and it wasn't just a sweet, innocent ploy to make me forget what happened a few minutes earlier. It was the sweetest thing, the kind of moment that reminds me how much I love being a mom, especially to these two beautiful girls. And the kind of memory that I will remind HER of when she is 16!!