A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to 1 her parents, and my wife—her 2 who had been gone for over a week. We were all anxious to 3 again and as I pulled out of Mamere and Papere's driveway in Chelmsford, Hailee and I were both 4 about the trip and couldn't wait to arrive at our 5.
When we completed the “SEVEN”-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely 6 and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that 7 journey.
Hailee is at that “I want to 8 it myself” stage of her life. And if you can just get over the “hurry-up syndrome” we acquire as 9, it is wonderful to witness. Who knew that putting a straw into the 10 in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering (惊天动地的) event? Or being 11 enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time? Or putting on your own 12 on the right feet would be so 13?
I'll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to 14 into my truck by herself. She finally 15 on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel (方向盘) and declared 16, “I did it!” And when she could actually put her own seat belt on—what a(n) 17!
Have you ever watched a three-year-old 18 to sip a McDonald's milkshake through a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And 19 every time the icy solution (溶液) touched her lips, you could see the 20 in her eyes. I learned that you can't hurry a child through a milkshake.
