Look Mommy, I'm Sweeping!

Ava is at the age where she'd rather drag a broom around the room than go to Disneyland. Why? Because that's what Mommy's doing. The picture says it all. Though unfortunately out of focus, her expression is priceless:

"Look Mommy! I'm sweeping!"

Ava was bound and determined to get her hands on that broom. It was quite a chore to keep it from her long enough to give the kitchen floor a once-over. And you can forget trying to get the broom back once she's got it.

I wonder if there's a way to bottle this enthusiasm and save it for her teenage years.

Rachel Raya is the Director of Internal Stakeholder Communications at Texas Health Resources and Mom to Ava.