Children are funny and mysterious no doubt. Ryan had his first visit to the cape’s famous tide pools and he seemed to enjoy himself. In the course of our visit, Jenn was teaching Ryan to put dirt in the pail with a shovel. I thought how cute and fun a game this would be but what was amazing was the concentration with which our little builder went to the task. It was as if mommy had given him his first building task and he was not going to let her down.

This is not a trait he got from me. I’m many things but dedicated to the completion of mundane tasks is not one of my best qualities. I’d ask Jenn if she thought the trait came from her genes but she’s busy filling a bucket with sand and can’t talk now.

Location:Sea St,Dennis Port,United States