independence

moms of little kids,
one day, you're children will do things on their own. start to finish. i promise.

bailey went to a pumpkin patch with a friend. and she brought home a pumpkin. one afternoon she asked if she could paint it. i said, "yes!"

she went downstairs and got the paint, plate and paintbrush all by herself.

she figured out what she wanted to do. she painted it. she washed the brush, threw the plate away, put the paint away. and let it dry. then she set it on the front steps to display.

 i'm not exaggerating. SERIOUSLY. it was so beautiful :-)