branching out on his own

Nothing fills a parent with pride like seeing a child truly come into his own. We all have ideas about what our kids will become, and we often wonder what parts of ourselves we will see in them.  My youngest are now 7 and 9, and we can finally begin to see parts of themselves punch free.

Tasked with honoring Dr. Seuss at school the other day, our little guy went online, researched how to make his own Dr. Seuss hat, printed out everything he needed, and built it himself!  The type of newsworthy achievement on par with the fictional Doogie Howser? Hardly.  For us, though, it was a great statement about our little guy's determination, creativity, and spirit.  When I saw that finished product, I could not have been any prouder of him.