My Subliminal Messages are Working: QOTD

I haven't been shy about sharing that the road to three has been challenging these days.

So it is no accident that our bedtime books for the past couple of weeks have been these wonderful selections:

Tonight my subliminal messaging via children's literature totally paid off.

While at dinner, totally out of the  blue.

Callie: (looking at Chris) I love you Daddy!
Chris: I love you too kiddo.
Callie: (looking at me) I love you too, Mommy!
Me: I love you too Punkin Pie.
Callie: (looking back and forth at both of us) You're the BEST mommy and daddy in the WHOLE WORLD!

And then we both melted.

And then it took five minutes for both of us to try and get her coat on to go home.

Toddler-hood is super-melt-your-heart-fantastic and super-drive-you-nuts-frustrating all at the same time.  It's a wild ride.