Giddy-up... Finally!

A quick post for our followers. The Antholz Fam decided to take advantage of Wild Wednesdays at the Children's Zoo last night.

The highlight was that Miss Emme finally "got back on the horse" or in this case "got on the horse" period. She's come close many times, only to shy away from taking a ride at the last second. I sensed that last night might be the night she would finally follow through, when she actually told me which horse she wanted to ride. And ride, she did--twice!

I stood beside her and held her hand until she got on the horse. As I headed to the stairs to walk beside her on the ride, she looked up at me and said that she wanted to go by herself. A little surprised, I wasn't quite sure how to feel--so proud of her independence, but sad she didn't need me beside her. I imagine that this is the first of many times that I will want to walk beside her and she will want to venture out on her own. Is that how parental success is measured?

Go figure that we didn't have the camera with us. So, although there are not pictures, we thought this was still big news. Giddy-up!