The Sweetest Thing That Gabe's Ever Said

So, par usual tonight, Zach wouldn't eat dinner.  It's getting so old, people!  Trying to get this child of mine to eat a meal...  Grrrrr!

Anyway, Zach knew that I was disappointed and frustrated with him, so he turned on his charm (and he's really sincere when he does it, too, which kills me).  He said, "Mom, I love you.  You're beautiful."

Upon hearing Zach tell me these things, Gabe said the following words that I will never forget:

"Mom, you're beautiful.  You don't even have to paint your eyes.  You can just be regular and you're still beautiful."

Seriously?  I told him that that was the sweetest thing that I've ever heard.  Made my day!

A little back story:  I had to renew my license in-person yesterday.  So, I put on some eye make-up (something I never do anymore).  And when I had to go to the school today to facilitate an enrichment program, I decided that if I could put some make-up on for the RMV, then I could do the same for the kids' school.  So, the boys have recently seen me with "painted eyes."  And I love that Gabe and Jay both prefer it when I don't wear make-up.  They are loves!