Sometimes.....

...... I feel like I have this whole motherhood thing down pat.

This afternoon the kids and I were playing outside when Anna declared that she needed to run into the house to get something.

It took her forever to come back out.

I went in to check on her and this is what I found....

Anna had noticed that there were some dirty dishes from their afternoon snack and took it upon herself to pull up a chair, fill the sink with soapy water and start to cleaning.

I was shocked when she said, "Hello Mommy!  I'm cleaning for you!" as I walked in the back door.

She actually cleaned all the dishes, dried them and put them away.