For as long as she could talk she has asked to go on the carousel ride. Yet as we walked by it today – she didn’t mention it. I casually ask – “do you want to go on the carousel ” – and she said “not today”. After 30 minutes of saying in the best shocked mom voice…”I can’t believe you didn’t want to go on the carousel – she relented. After she picked her favorite horse and rode around and around – she decided to give away her last two tokens to two other little kids waiting to ride. It was as if she was passing off the Baton of childhood. Tomorrow she is 6 – so today I enjoyed every last ounce of 5… and what I believe the last of our carousel rides.
ashley sheehan - this brought a tear to my eye.. my oldest daughter turns 6 in a month, and she also loves the carousel. Saying goodbye to childhood – seeing small glimpses of that often.
Great post.