when a child reaches another milestone signifying more freedom for me and more independence for them.
Today's moment came when Sophie rushed in the house breathless, asked if she and best buddy/tennis partner Carli could grab their gear and ride bikes over to our friend's backyard court to play tennis. The girls have only ventured across the busy road that connects our neighborhoods once, and they made it home in one piece, so Carli's mom and I figured they could give it a go again.
We filled water bottles, sprayed sunscreen, snapped helmet straps on tight, and sent them on their merry way . . . a couple hours later Sophie appeared in the house with a silly grin plastered on her face that read, "see, I can do it all by myself, and oh ya, we had a blast!"
And I finished vacuuming. Everyone wins.
Today's moment came when Sophie rushed in the house breathless, asked if she and best buddy/tennis partner Carli could grab their gear and ride bikes over to our friend's backyard court to play tennis. The girls have only ventured across the busy road that connects our neighborhoods once, and they made it home in one piece, so Carli's mom and I figured they could give it a go again.
We filled water bottles, sprayed sunscreen, snapped helmet straps on tight, and sent them on their merry way . . . a couple hours later Sophie appeared in the house with a silly grin plastered on her face that read, "see, I can do it all by myself, and oh ya, we had a blast!"
And I finished vacuuming. Everyone wins.
Tennis bag packed, ready to go
heading out on her adventure
and they're off!
2 comments:
yay for you both!
Isn't it amazing how those little things are such BIG milestones?!
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