I practiced yoga today with my 4 year old son, Christian, on the first manufactured toddler mat. When I rolled the mat out in front of him, his big brown eyes opened wide as he carefully scanned the mat. He quickly realized his mat was different as he compared his little mat to my large mat. He said, "My mat is NEW!" I responded with laughter, "Yes, your mat is brand new!" Christian and I then practiced a few poses together on our mats - he loves to be the yoga teacher!
A few hours later, I sat down with my two children to eat dinner. Before dinner in our home, we all hold hands and take turns saying one thing we are grateful for that day. My son tends to list 10 things a day but no one ever stops him. He often is thankful for his best friend, Canyon and sometimes, if I behaved like a super hero, I make it onto my son's list. Tonight however was special . . . Christian sat up tall in his seat and said with a smile, "I am thankful for my yoga mat because I like doing yoga with Mommy."
