my amazing daughters

yesterday, i went downstairs for a minute and when i came back up, ani only had one shoe on and was sitting in the pantry. i asked here where her other shoe was, just to make conversation. to my surprise, she crawled off and got her shoe and showed it to me; it was in her room! it was too cute. it always amazes me when she demonstrates how she understands us, but it really shouldn't.

although she's not always a shining star. i found her earlier helping herself to some bread. . . looks up like, "what, i was hungry," but quickly put the bag down too, showing a little guilt.

nissa was watching a tom petty concert performance with adam and i, and i commented that he was looking old. nissa piped up and said, "he'll get older and older and older and then he'll die." adam agreed that everyone dies eventually, to which she responded, "like grandma!" and i tossed in, "but not for a long time." but then nissa said something about people being born again as little babies, and that it's like a human life cycle. adam responded that yes, if you believe in reincarnation, that's true. nissa just carried on about how the cycle goes around and around liked a circle. a few minutes later, not related at all, nissa suggested we "peace with our fingers" and both of us did it and were "peace-ing" as we held our hands in vitarka mudra. she commented that she sits with her legs crossed while peace-ing, and sometimes she peaces when she is in time out to help her stop crying. i asked her where she learned about peaceing and she just shrugged her shoulders. we think it was on tv earlier, but who knows. a funny combination of behaviors. . . our little buddhist in the making.