A perfect childhood moment

I took this picture of Leah at the playground while she was flying high on the swing and I love how it captures this perfect childhood moment.  I hope Leah always remembers how much she was laughing and enjoying the wind in her hair.  

I love that my kids can so easily remind me about enjoying the simple things in life.  Last night while I was putting Leah to bed she asked me to snuggle with her.  We snuggled for a bit then I started to get up.  On my mind were the things I still had to do downstairs.  Leah asked if I would stay longer and said "it's okay to take longer to do things, we don't always have to be in a rush". Wow, that's exactly what I needed to remind myself that laying down with Leah and having those bedtime conversations are more important than laundry, dishes and catching up on email.

I have a smart five year old.