I love all the new discoveries we get to experience as parents through the eyes and senses of our child. So far this year he's got to see & touch crabs, a frog, and now this baby robin (stuck running around in our yard) The look of wonder & amazement on his face just fills my heart. And no fear whatsoever. He grabbed up those teeny crabs without worrying if they'd pinch him or crawl away. (I don't like them, they're small so they seem spidery to me - bleah)
He's fascinated with bugs, beetles and ants. He likes to feel the bark on trees and touch flower petals (which he says "nice" or "pretty") and every day he picks a clover flower out of the grass and hands it to me saying "thank you mommy". So sweet!
We love all the new experiences we get to introduce him to. He's been quad & dirtbike riding, hiking along the river, rock lifting at the ocean, playing in the sand at the lake, chasing ducks at the park and we know there are so many more to come.
I want him to have a deep love & respect of the great outdoors. Not a 'tree-hugger' type respect, for we don't really fall into that category because we love off-roading & hunting & wood cutting too, but just a sense of awe, a sense of peace & tranquility of God's awesome creation, and a sense of adventure to be out there, filling his senses, exploring, trying new things.
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