Trying To Be Brave

When Ailah came home from China, she was deathly afraid of all animals, stuffed or real. She has done very well in overcoming this fear though she still bristles when Phil walks into the room. So when we put the two girls onto this bench in front of the original Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Durango for a photo op, she tried very hard to sit next to the enormous stuffed bear while I tried to get both of them smiling and looking at the camera at the same time. But by the time I'd snapped a few pictures she had moved as far away as possible and given up the brave game face.

Going. . .

Going. . .

Gone!