I went on a field trip with Nia and learned more than the tour guides taught us. While the guides at the William Harris Homestead Home were interactively telling us about the Civil War, land ownership, cotton and life in the 19th Century, I was learning more about my little girl.
For example:
How she interacts with friends:
- They would hold hands, whisper and giggle about things I didn’t quite understand.
- They took care of her. One even made sure Nia could see and told another friend to “let our little one see.”
How her mind thinks:
- She bravely raised her hand at almost every session to ask the guide a question or to try to answer their questions. She got a lot of praise for getting the question right about what would make the homemade candles a different color. “Maybe they were burned or something.” The guide seemed surprised and told her that not many people answer that one correctly. Nia beamed.
- She searched for me in the crowd to connect eyes with me when they mentioned Savannah in one of their talks.
What makes her laugh:
- She giggled at the silly speak that only her friends understood and at the jokes the tour guides told.
- Hayrides. For sure.
- She laughed at me when I tried to be funny in front of her friends. (I think I had a 78% success rate on my jokes but I should get extra points because I didn’t have to resort to potty humor for laughs.)
What makes her upset/concerned:
- She was very concerned about one of her friends lying to me. (The little girl told me she had something in her lunch and Nia waited to see if she was telling the truth. Nia reports that she in fact – did not – have it in her lunch.)
- She does not like line cutters. Not one bit.
I also learned that she was happy I was there. She genuinely wanted me around – reaching out for my hand several times and including me in her silliness with friends. Thank you for making me feel so welcome, Bean. I love hanging out with you and your buddies.
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Thanks for sharing Nicole…Brought a smile to my face..I did several “field trips” with the kids over the years and I always enjoyed being with them.
So glad you got to go along – looks like so much fun! The french braid was helpful too so I could find Nia in all the photos!
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