Kamikaze

Maddux is a Kamikaze. If you haven't seen her play, in her element, buckle your seat belt before you do. She tends to be a bit insane. She's a dare-devil and a risk taker. And I love it. She gets hurt, but it usually more out of frustration that she cries and less out of pain. This girl knocks her head on the table or the ground or something else hard daily and rarely flinches. But if she keeps falling when she's trying to run, or if she consistently overturns her bike when she's trying to ride, tears will come. Or at least some verbal complaining.

While I got baths and PJs ready the other night, the kids drove down the driveway on their highly unstable plastic vehicles. Since Maddie's accident last fall, we always put a helmet on her when a hill is involved. Watch as she navigates the driveway, hunching her shoulders the whole time. (Disclaimer: This video is a display of Maddux's fearless attitude, but not much in the risk department. This would be a tame day for my girl.)

2009 03 30 Maddux driveway from Nicole Eliason on Vimeo.