Adelie and Staley's World

Adelie and Staley's World

Thursday, May 20, 2021

It's a Tie

All parents seem to focus on the really important "firsts" in each child's life.  First word.  First step.  First food.  First day of school.  Yesterday we had another first in our home.  

Briggs has never had tie shoes that he wore on a consistent basis before.  Since his school shoes were falling apart, I just brought up a few pairs of shoes from the bin in the basement of hand-me-downs and garage sale finds.  He found a pair he liked, we did a few shoe-tying lessons, and then yesterday this happened...

First time tying his shoes all by himself!

All the firsts are important.  All the firsts are exciting.  All the firsts propel us in a new direction.  I can't say that one first is better than another.  Is this the most exciting or important first?  It's hard to say.  Let's just call it a tie.