if Claire does it, Olivia will too

So we discovered the key to get Olivia to do anything.... have Claire do it first. Olivia is hesitant to try anything new... even things she talks about wanting to do for days (like slides and baths.) But if Claire does it in front of Olivia, its like she's suddenly the bravest kid on earth, and jumps right in.

We went to Easton yesterday to burn some energy before bed. There's a water fountain there that spurts water, and lots of parents bring their kids to let them run through it. Every time we've gone, Olivia has hung back, and stayed around the edges. Once Claire was comfortable enough with her surroundings for me to set her down, she ran right up to the thing. We kept thinking she was going to run straight through it!

This is the closest she ever got, though... and she hightailed it out of there once she felt the water spurts... so cute!


But with Claire getting so close to the water, Olivia felt like she could to.

137 of 365: Liquid courage?


When Olivia got brave, she actually made a friend. Her and Claire and this little girl just ran the joint for a good half hour. And the little girl... her moms a photographer too! So we got to chat it up while the kids were playing. Got to love that!