Cleaning the Bike

It doesn't matter what I'm doing, Henry wants to help. Sure, it takes about twice as long to get anything accomplished when he's helping, but one of my goals as a dad is to always welcome Henry's (and soon Evelyn's) help. I never want them to feel as if they are bothering me. The look on Henry's face after he "helps" me with something is priceless. You can tell he feels such a sense of worth and accomplishment, and that he is looking to me for recognition and praise for the hard work he just did. I want him, and his soon to be sister, to always know: Yes, you are valued, loved, and always appreciated!!

In this picture Henry is helping clean off my bike after a long ride.  He "cleaned" the pedal for about 2 seconds then found it fun to bang his hand on the chain.  Cleaning grease off a toddler's hand...fun!