I walked in to the kitchen and what I saw out the window made me stop in my tracts.
“What in the world is she doing?!” I said aloud even though I was alone in the house.
I walked closer to the window and looked out at my daughter.
“Oh baby girl, what are you doing?” I said, “Please be careful.”
I wanted to yell at her. I wanted to make her stop her. I want to make her come into the house so she could just sit and look pretty.
But what fun would that be?
I want to hang on tightly to my children so that they don’t get hurt. I don’t want anything to happen to them but that is not what life is about. Life is about (sometimes) jumping in feet first, taking a risk and seeing what you are able to do. Sure. sometimes you get hurt but learning to deal with that hurt is also part of life.
I took a deep breath, grabbed my camera, said a little prayer and watched my little girl who’s spirit for adventure often gets the best of her make the best out of having a backyard not covered in snow.
Besides, she was wearing a helmet.
Yup, thank goodness she was wearing a helmet.
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I love how brave and adventurous she was being!
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Cutest ever!!!!!
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Oh. My. This is so good. I’m glad you had the presence of mind to capture this on film, she will be so proud of this and you should be too!
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Jen Reply:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
She does rather like it when I post pictures of her on my website.
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looks like she almost made it without falling. that’s impressive.
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Thank God for helmets and for little kids who make the most out of, well, nothing.
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Talented!!!! Love it!
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If she’s got the the presence of mind to wear a helmet while trying to sled without snow, she is going to make the right decisions when she tries to sled on a plastic lunch tray in college!!
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Jen Reply:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Yes, college is going to be awesome for her as long as she wears that helmet.
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Oh my she is a little adventurer
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what a cute adventurer
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Ha, that’s awesome! I know that heart in your throat feeling though. Yay for helmets =)
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Whew! Looks like fun, except for those nearby rocks. We wouldn’t have even put the helmet on when we were kids. It’s hard. I try to let mine be kids too. That’s what emergency rooms…and helmets are for. And prayers, and crossed fingers and toes.
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Jen Reply:
February 13th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Yes, thank goodness for prayers or should I say, Thank God!
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What is it about little girls and danger?
I want to wrap them in bubble wrap!!
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Good thing she has brothers
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Go Claire!! Boom.
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Darling pictures! And I grapple with this too. Being overly cautious with my girls b/c I don’t want them to get hurt, but then I don’t want them to be pansies either. : ) We gotta let ‘em live a little. WIth a helmet!
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Awwwww, that’s just precious. Too bad she’s not here we have a true blizzard goin’ on and plenty of snow to sled on.
Sometime ya just gotta let go and let their free spirits soar!
God bless ya and have a marvelous week sweetie!!!
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You guys need some snow! She is so cute
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Atta Girl Claire! And good for you for letting her try it! Her face is so happy!
I envy you your back yard! I would love to turn my boys loose outside!
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I love her sense of adventure! Is she one of those kids wishing for snow every evening? It’s not working around here!
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