Ava teaching me

[Matt - a simple hobbit]

I have 3.5 year old daughter, Ava. She is wonderfully active and loves to play. Her favorite game right now is, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!" We pull out the mattresses and put the cushions on the floor. We stand 3 feet across from each other and she says, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!" and throws a small ball in the air. At that moment, in pure joy and competitiveness, she tackles me. We then spend our energies wrestling, pulling, blocking, and jumping over each other to get the loose ball. When someone finally achieves the goal (which I tend prolong because I love to see her movement and reactions to my moves - plus she is super ticklish and there is nothing like the laughter that comes from tickling) they get one point. We resume our beginning spots throw the ball in the air again. We play to five. It is a wonderful 15 -20 minute activity.

I am continually surprised at how intuitive she is with her body mechanics. She is teaching me to lean into my intuitive side. Time to get the mattress out!