The Best Growing up

In my last post in which I wrote about our experience in NYC, I failed to mention one of the Aha moment Marley had in Bryant Park. We spent a lovely afternoon with our Stomp family and children, Marley was playing tag with his new buddies and he could not understand the concept of Tag. In his 3 year old rule book, Tag is running and catching each other. There is no "OUT"! And when they all applied the rule Marley was in protest. "They pushed me and said I'm out" cried Marley. I knelt down to his level to look into his eyes. (All of a sudden I turned into a Football coach) "Marley, what's wrong with you? You cant hang with these NyC kids, You better toughen up!" as I poke his should with some tough love". I thought for sure he would start crying, I was actually joking as all of the parents laughed with me, but to my surprise he looked into my eyes intensely, dropped to the floor and proceeded to do push ups, got up flexed his muscles and said "I toughen up now Mommy". "Good! I said. Now go play". Okayyyyyyyy as he ran off to have more fun! INCREDIBLE