The Kid that Wants to Fly

So, when I first saw this picture, I knew I had to incorporate it somehow into what we were doing.  The pic is the new star of our first official media print ad, out next month, and there are so many reasons why.

Here’s why I love it so.  It takes me back to when I first started looking at my toddler in our beloved city location, thinking..hmm…I think we need something different for where we are going as a family.  As our child would tear down the street in his wobbly, toddler dash (with me chasing behind) or when I would look around at his space (and stuff) slowly taking over ours, it was a fond (sometimes messy) time of growth and change for all of us.  I also love the momentum and the dream-like: I-can-fly-if-I-want-to type of feel to the picture.  And I believe tremendously in that too.  Anything’s possible if you choose it!

I hope it’s as inspiring to others as it was to me.  Let me know what you think.  And look for the picture in July’s issue of Chicago Parent Magazine & currently on www.npnparents.org!