"Mimi, Can I Sit On Dad's Car?"

What I find most amazing about children is

their sense of wonder and adventure.
I was sitting out front watching Mia and Mason
walking backwards in pure joy.
When Mia tired of that she asks,

"Mimi, can I sit on Daddy's car?"

Before I could answer she had climbed on top
of the hood...

"Come on Mason. Let's sit on my Dad's car."

Mason was having a little bit of a problem getting up
there so Mia slid down and attempted to give him a boost.
That didn't work so she climbed back up on top of the car.
Mason soon figured out how to get up there by himself.

"Look Mason," says Mia, as she slid off the hood of the car.
Dad's car had been transformed into a slide.

That adventure lasted about 10 minutes when Mom and Dad
pulled up int he SUV. Mia asks,

 "Mom, can I sit on top of the Durango?"

Despite Mom's protests Mia climbs on top of the hood and
was just about to take a 4 to 5 foot slide off of it when

Mom stopped her.

"Mia, that's a much bigger drop than the one off Dad's car,"
I told her. Somehow I don't think that thought would

have deterred her.

originally posted on 7-15-08