We are Freed: My Inspiration Part 1- So Very Capable

Every new parent has been there, staring into the face of their newborn child, thinking of the new full life in front of them. "They can do anything, they can be anything"

I guess I can't say for sure, I haven't questioned every new parent in the world, but I, myself, felt that way. With every new mile stone I saw my girls more and more capable of amazing lives in this world. As much as I know they capable of any accomplishment they set their sights on, they still seem to exceed my expectations every time.

Now my first born is five years old. She is under 4 feet tall, weighs 36 pounds and her legs are 16 inches long. Last weekend Hannah moved her 16 inch legs up 1852 foot climb to the top of Courthouse Mountain-elevation of 12,152 feet. Her first summit!!

When Hannah was three we camped at the trail head of Courthouse and hike the trail in the morning, she was able to make it half way up by herself and hiked back down again. I was confident now at 5 she would be capable hiking to the top and back down again. I did however come prepared with "rewards" to "encourage" her to complete. So with a bag full of gummy bears to bribe her.... I mean... encourage and reward her up the steep climb, we set off. Just as expected she reached the half way mark without an issue, just like she did when she was 3.

She ate a few cherries and she was ready to head up the rest of the trail that was unknown to her. Hannah insisted on being the line leader all the way up and to my surprise took very little drink breaks. The girl was on a mission (Task Master the 2nd generation).

The gummy bears were never needed, in fact they didn't even come out until we reached the summit, and not as a rewarded bribe but as a celebration that we all took part in. Once again she exceed my expectations and once again I looked at her on the peek and thought "you can do anything, you can be anything".