independent & imaginative

Lately Tucker has been pretending he is a dog while eating his cereal....

The best part is he is very subtle and to-himself about it all... I have to be really watching and listening to catch what he's pretending. Like the "semi" he was driving and jumping off of the other day. (aka: the pantry)

We like to think we do a good job at embracing their independent spirits by giving them unbiased views for things they will later take a stand on.

Important things like the color of equipment and such. 

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we really try to give a variety of options for them to consider on their own...

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ahem...

well, we try.

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I mean, sometimes we may get a little carried away with, you know, a certain brand or what not...

okay, just forget I mentioned it.

I'm sure they will turn out just fine, right?!...