"Map!"

My youngest, just-turned-4, is watching "Dora the Explorer." The show encourages the kids to interact, repeating things, shouting "Map!" to get Dora's map to fly out of her backpack. It reminds me of our visit to Disneyland in CA many years ago. My 10yo daughter must have been the same age. She stood and waved frantically, nonstop, during the entire parade with all the characters. Just yesterday she admitted she couldn't remember that trip. They outgrow that cuteness and don't even remember the outings we work so hard to make happen. My boy is shouting "Map!" thinking that he really is making a difference. There's some magic in the air, but it fades so fast.