As Reilly's father, I feel that I should be teaching her at nearly every moment, and it is thrilling when she quickly picks up a word or concept that I have offered. Even more interesting, though, is when Reilly figures something out entirely on her own.
For example, the other day I was walking alongside Reilly as she pedaled her trike from the playground back to our house. This is typically a tedious process, as Reilly delays her trike ride as long as she can to avoid the inevitable bath that is waiting for her at home.
As we rode along, inch by inch, Reilly suddenly pedaled up ahead and said, "Look, Daddy!" as she lifted her feet off the pedals and coasted down the sidewalk.
I told her that what she was doing was called "coasting."
She replied by saying, "I like coasting."
The next thing I know, she is zipping down the sidewalk, building up speed so that she could get a good long coast.
We were home in just a few minutes.
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