it melts my heart when...

• Ellie hands me a magnet, that she color, and says "Here Mommy! This is for you because of all the things you do for me!"
• she sings along w/ KLOVE radio
• she lets me rock her to sleep (which is once in a blue moon)
• she begs to eat at home rather than go to out to eat
• she begins crying because she wants a friend/cousin to spend the night on a school night
• she actually picks up her toys, colors, or any other mess she made
• she chooses water to drink at a restaurant (btw - she doesn't drink any type of soft drink - she doesn't like them)