I love watching the girls do things on their own. Together, but also on their own. Without me. With me, but me removed. I love watching them interact with each other in new situations and seeing their wonder in the world. Last week, we made new friends and met them at Dupont Circle for some chilly squirrel watching. Here are the girls on their way to see some birds, I didn't follow at first, I just took their picture:

After a bit, I made sure there was no broken glass to fall onto or anything and took these close ups:

Wrangling them out in the world is harder and easier than I thought. Times like these photos, things are easy. The girls feel free to roam and explore. But then I have to get them into their stroller and things change. Some moms would of course try to not even take them out of their stroller because of this. Not me, I take them out and let them pick the grass and chase the squirrels and say oooooh to the birdies. They are indie girls who don't need mum if there are better sights to see. And this is how it should be.