We agreed on
only “a few minutes”… which turned into almost an hour of sparkly-eyed playtime.
Daddy and I settled on a bench as you climbed your way up to the really tall
slide where you gave us the biggest wave before you raced the way down.
Followed by more climbing and more waving as your adventure continued, you
explored every structure on the playground and eventually made your way to your
favourite… the swing!
Daddy gave you a
good push to get you started and then stepped back and today was the first time
I saw you keep the swing in motion by pumping your legs. You had been
practicing for a long time, but today was your day. You managed to swing as
high as the swing would go… or as you put it “watch me fly all the way up to
the sky!”. Not taking any hands of the swing, you came up with a creative elbow
wave to wave at us with bright, sparkly eyes and I couldn’t stop smiling as I
was watching you.
You are teaching
me that no matter what time of the day it is, there is always time to play; and
there is always time to create sparkly eyed moments. I love you always and
forever.
