Learning how to breathe

Sending max up the lift for his first mountain bike race

These are the times when you forget to breathe as a parent.

I'd almost lost him twice before how can I let him do this?

Because I cannot hold him back.

That's the hard part about letting go.

Hiding my breath as he rides down this.

The smile on his face making me feel a little better.

Until the next race.

This is why mothers go grey so quickly - watching their little bird test their wings, then pushing them out.