Little Sister's little memories

When Big Sister was a toddler, there were two especially amazing things about her. The first was her vocabulary. It was ridiculous. But the second was her memory. She could (and still does) tell us things we didn't even remember saying. Of course, now that she's almost five, she can't remember not to push her sister, but that's another story.

Little Sister is also quite the talker, but it's not her vocabulary that will get you. It's her conversational skills- the way she says things that are so spot-on, so appropriate, even funny, although she just turned two.

But she also has the memory. She has recently started recalling things more and more frequently, always starting with "'member _______?"

Sometimes it makes complete sense, like when we read a Disney princess story and she remembers something from our trip. Or when we see fireworks and she remembers the wonderful show at Cinderella's castle. She has recalled numerous times (and to numerous people) how Sophie's leash got wrapped around her ankle and left a terrible rope burn. And the other night when I tucked her in, she was busy recalling (and digesting) the story we read and the episode of Dora she watched earlier in the evening. (" 'Member Swiper took the flower...")

Other times, her memories are quite random. And quite entertaining.

One evening we were in the gym at church, having dinner before VBS. The director got up to make some announcements and then lead the group in prayer. The girls sat angelically in their seats, even folding their hands, but started to get restless as the prayer went on. Something reminded Little Sister of something she just couldn't help but (loudly) share:

" 'Member when Goofy fell down?"

What? I figured out it was from a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Dvd they've been watching lots lately. But still- it was very out of the blue.

Another random memory came late last night. The girls were super restless and waking up numerous times. Once I was holding Little Sis and thinking that I was getting her settled back to sleep. Instead, I was surprised when she lifted her head from my shoulder and asked, " 'Member that turtle said 'dude'?"

She had me. Crush is probably my favorite Disney/Pixar character. And she said "du-u-u-de" perfectly. We spent the next few minutes recalling the Nemo ride at Epcot, the movie, the beach, and so on. Big Sister joined in too.

Bedtime (or going-back-to-bed-time) was postponed, but oh, the memories.

Both recalled... and created.