A best friend is a sister

It is a special day for Maddie when she meets a new friend.

And, today was one of those days.

We went to the playground this afternoon after Faith's nap, and Maddie met a little 4-year old girl named Nancy Rose. She was just as outgoing and talkative as Maddie, and just as sweet. They became ever-so-close after Nancy pointed her dad out to us, and told us "this is my Prince." That bonded them for the hour or so that they played together at the park. Dan and I laughed so hard when we looked at Maddie's face after this announcement by her friend. She seemed in awe that another little girl described her daddy the way that Maddie describes Dan. Maddie goes, "Oh my. My daddy is the prince of my dreams too. Look, this is my dad. He is my prince!" 

They played so well together, and ran up and down the steps a million times. They ran from Beebster 'the Monster' and swung on the swings like Peter Pan. We found out that the little girl takes dance classes at Maddie's dance studio too, but on Monday nights. Maddie thought this was a great coincidence, and is now anticipating seeing her new friend at their dance recital in May. She cracked us up because she didn't quite understand the name 'Nancy Rose' at first, and kept calling her 'Fancy Nancy.' Hahaha. She talked about her new friend the entire drive home. Our Crannie loves meeting new friends.

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Cran was in heaven playing with her little friend at the park. And yet, it was so funny because she kept a watchful eye over her Beebster the entire time and would keep coming back to Faith to check in with her and see how she was doing. She kept saying to the little girl, "this is my little sister. Her name is Beebster." When we had to leave the park to get back home for dinner, Maddie and Nancy gave each other a big hug. Then Cran noticed that Faith was off and running ahead of her towards the car, and Maddie goes "oh boy, I gotta go get my Beebster! BEEEEEEBSTER!! Wait for me!" She was giggling the whole way, and Faith saw her coming after her and started giggling hysterically and sprinting. They give each other hugs now all the time without any prompting, and they gave each other a huge hug when Maddie caught up with her Beebster.

After we read them their stories tonight, they sat in bed together during their 5-minute time of 'lights on' time and read to each other. Maddie was reading Faith "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and Faith was reading Maddie a Christmas book. They're hilarious. I couldn't have ever dreamt for them to be closer. Maddie was funny because she notices things that I notice too, and on the drive home from the playground she was telling us how much she enjoys meeting new friends. Then I was telling her that someday Faith will also get the chance to meet new friends too. She thought about that, and says very matter-of-factly, "yes, Momma. We like friends. But, Beebster will always be my best friend."

The very best friend is definitely a sister.