Memorable Moments

So, yesterday I gave Mallory all of Bethany's MyLittle Pony's to play with for a while as I cleaned and did other things. She had been awfully quiet for a long time, so I went to peek in on her. She was holding this tiny little pony, probably a McDonalds toy, and rocking back and forth with her cheek against it. It looked exactly like what I do with her. Then she put the pony down carefully and picked up another one, kissed it and started rocking it the same way. My heart melted! Barely two and already mothering!
Another thing happened later on that I want to share, too. We were sitting down to have Family Home Evening, which surprisingly Bethany seemed excited for. Probably because it was her turn to choose the activity. I chose the song for the evening, which was If the Savior Stood Beside Me - probably my new favorite primary song. It's beautiful, and I get chills almost every time the children sing it. We got out the sheet music so Brad could sing along and then the three of us, with the exception of Mallory -who was running from couch to couch repeatedly- started singing. Bethany and I know it pretty well because of primary, and she knew her Daddy didn't know it, so she sang out really well. By about the end of the first line of the song, Mallory ran over and climbed up on Bethany's lap and started singing along. So, the four of us, my entire little family, were sitting together singing this amazing song together and I thought to myself, "this feels like heaven...right now" because we all know how rare it is for little ones to sit down together at all during FHE and for all of us to be singing together was just a miracle. I want to remember that moment forever. No, this didn't last throughout the lesson - in fact Mallory resumed her race around the furniture and Bethany started hanging upside down off the couch and teasing Mallory as she ran by. The moment passed, but at least we got in that song. :)