Pinecone Tree

We let the older two girls climb the sole climbing tree on the lawn with clear instructions about handholds and too high. I took this picture after I ran to the tree to rescue Susannah, who clearly did NOT want to be rescued. She'd climbed up to Annie's feet and was reaching for the sky when I looked up to see her.


What distracted me from noticing her embark on a first climb? Well, the garden weeds that had engaged me in battle, for starters. Oh, and this sleepy grin beside me, stretching out of a too-small preemie onesie.