Reminders from our children

Yesterday I made milkshakes for the girls (trying to add those pounds on!). We were sitting on the floor of the kitchen, each girl with their pink "big girl" cups and straws when Lily looked up and raised her cup...for a second I thought she was about to turn it upside down and dump it all over the floor, a common occurance these days! But instead, she looked up at the picture of Zoe on the mantel and said "Zo-Zo, milkmake?" She then proceeded to make little drinking noises like she does when she feeds her babydolls. I smiled and cried at the same time.

Richard and I both try very hard to keep Zoe alive in our house and daily lives, both for the girls, and for us. We always talk about her, blow her kisses at night, welcome her in the morning when we light her candle, always include her in the tale when telling bedtime stories, and of course we have pictures of her throughout the house so that wherever anyone looks, you will see those sparkly green eyes. It makes me so happy to know that Lily and Avery, while only a mere 21 months old, are taking this all in. Sometimes, like yesterday, they subtly remind me that they ARE listening and they ARE very much aware of what goes on around them. They'll blow kisses to Zoe without any prompting or say "goo moning Yoey" before I say it. Thank God they are showing me that they see Zoe in a beautiful, bright, positive light...they, like their angel sister, are amazing!