ladies' man

susanna's first dance recital was tonight.  there she was in a sea of light blue tulle, smiling sweetly as i dabbed some lip gloss and blush on her porcelain doll face.  i could literally feel her heart beating through her glittery bodice while she adjusted the flower in her hair.

"wow," liam said, as he entered the room.  "you look beautiful!"

we looked up at him, and then, together, chimed, "thank you!"  i expected an immediate correction, for liam to say something along the lines of, "not you, mommy!  i meant susanna!"

but before he could do so, susanna jumped in.  "who were you talking to?"

and without missing a beat, he grinned and replied, "oh, i was talking to both of you, of course."

wow.  moves like these at the tender age of five.  high school might prove to be v-e-r-y interesting.