i love my mama, you got a problem with that?

there's no question about it, i am this kid's favorite person in the whole wide world. when i'm holding her, all is right in her little world and when i'm not, well trust me it's bad. it's a little flattering (ok a lot flattering) and she is my heart. well to make it even better on saturday kyle was holding her and she reached out for me. best. feeling. ever.

1st event: "mama!!" "mama!!"
i run up to her room. "yes?"
"stella was playing with my butterflies!"
i get stella out of her room and tell her to go to sleep.

2nd event: we hear footsteps upstairs followed by bump, bump, bump down the stairs.
me: "what is it lucy neal?"
(half smiling) "there's something scary in my room. i think i need to come sit on the couch by you mama. that would be fun."
kyle : "what are you doing?"
she whips around and says "hey! i was talking to mama!"
a few minutes later i say, "what scared you in your room?"
"nothing, mama. there wasn't anything scary."hmmmm
she sits on the couch for a few minutes, then we send her packing, back upstairs.

3rd event: about ten minutes later, more footsteps.
about halfway down the stairs she says her leg hurts.
me: "what happened?"
LN: "a bug bit me and i have a bobo"
she comes the rest of the way down the stairs and walks past kyle. i am laughing so hard at this point and have my face buried in the pillow because i know a bug did not just now bite her and she is just trying to think of reasons to come downstairs.
kyle (in a very serious, stern, and kind of loud voice): "come here and let me look at it."
LN whirls around and in her best mama voice says, "BE NICE!" with plenty of attitude.
we both lost it at this point, kyle grabs her and starts to hug her, tickle her, and asks her why she's so funny and silly. she laughs that belly laugh that will melt your heart. and all of a sudden i'm thankful for the hour long attempt to get her to bed...

this past weekend, carlisle was baptized. it was an amazing day, with lots of family and perfect weather. we had lunch at our house afterwards, and everything turned out great. she was so well behaved during the ceremony, and it was beautiful. here she is in our family heirloom christening gown that is over 100 years old...