Conversations (Part One)

Conversations with Grace and Kate can make my day.  I love the complexities of their relationship.  I love how hard Grace tries to figure her sister out.  I love how unconditionally they love each other.  I love the funny things they say.  I have been jotting down a few of their most recent interactions so I could share them here:

Grace (while twirling her hair as she does when anxious and looking at Kate who is playing with a My Little Pony):  Mom, is Kate a half-baby or a baby or a kid?  I think she is a half-baby?  What is she? Maybe a half-kid-baby? 

Kate (Without missing a beat):   I do wuv ew Gace  (I do love you Grace).  Kate says this a lot to each of us.  It was not in response to what Grace said as she doesn't have enough receptive language skills to understand Grace's comment but it did come at a nice time.

Me:  Kate is a big girl Grace.  A kid like you. 

Grace:  Ok, I'll tell her.

Me:  Thanks Babe.

On another day, this is what I heard while folding clothes in the next room while the girls played in Grace's room:

Kate (to Monty the cat):  You poopin' cat?

Grace:  Ugh….he isn't poopin' Kate.

Kate: You poopin' Gace?

Grace:  No, Katie. (annoyed)

Kate (to Monty the cat):  You poopin' cat?

Grace:  MOM!

Me:  Yes Grace?

Kate:  You poopin' mama?

and scene ;)

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