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Marcia Cross: My Daughters Are Big Talkers

Marcia Cross: My Daughters Are Big Talkers

Originally posted 03/10/2009 12:00PM

Life in Marcia Cross's household is one constant gabfest thanks to her chatty twin daughters Savannah and Eden.

"They are big talkers," Cross told PEOPLE at Mott's and Feeding America charity event in New York Monday. "They happen to be very verbal girls and I think that comes from me. Their mom is pretty verbal."

Now that her girls, who turned 2 last month, can express themselves, Cross, 46, enjoys every minute engaging them in conversation. "It's wonderful that they can tell me what's going on with them and have conversations. I just love it," said the Desperate Housewives star. "When we go to the park one of my daughters will say, 'The dog scares me mamma.' Or after their birthday party a few weeks ago, one of them said, 'Too many people mamma.' "

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