Friend

My 2 1/2 year old melted my heart the other day. Her big brother was at camp. Just she and I in the kitchen after lunch. I was at the sink washing dishes. It was completely quiet. (Again, her brother wasn't there!) Out of no where she turned around in her chair, paused to look at me and said "you're my friend." It was so sincere and innocently pronounced. Like she had just been thinking about what a friend was and who her friends were. I'm so honored that she feels that way about her mommy. I gave her a giant hug and told her she's my friend too. She then told Cheeto that he was her friend too. Cheeto is our cat. I'm still holding on to our precious moment anyway!