The photos are not perfect due to the photographer being a dad in the Save-This-Moment-Zone.
The Leavenworth Incident
It was a beautiful afternoon at a community park in Leavenworth, Washington during a family reunion for Rebecca's family. The trip had been a great success so far with fun times on the tree farm with Grandma Ruth before road-tripping 3 hours to the German-inspired town of Leavenworth. Rebecca and Grant explored the shops while I explored nature in a kayak on a white water trip. (Thanks Ruth! It was fun.)
After meeting up with Judy to bring supplies, I caught up with Grant who quickly introduced us to his new friend, Braunwyn. Grant whispered to Rebecca, "She is seven!"
We had food and exchanged stories with family while Grant and his new friend played. Grant then asked Rebecca for help gathering flowers so he could give them to Braunwyn. They gathered several, tied them together and placed them in a cup with water. Then Grant walked his gift over to her and put it in her hands. She looked at him and dropped everything on the ground and walked away.
Grant was devastated. He tried to hide it but I could tell this really upset him. He does this thing where he goes through a made up script of what just happened (we all do, right?) except Grant speaks out his script to himself while pretending he is inspecting some toy or plant. All he needed was to regain his confidence and a second chance.
I picked up the flowers and put them in my pocket to avoid potential PTSD. We sat on a bench and talked about enjoying the park, family and the good food everyone brought. Grant then jumped up to get lemonade for himself, but then offered it to Braunwyn when she came over. She denied his offer and he walked away, talking through his situation again. He was locked in on this bogey for sure.
We talked about walking through the park and looking for interesting rocks. Grant said he wanted Braunwyn to look for rocks with him instead. I agreed that would be fun and told him that if she was too busy to go for a walk, I would meet him by a nearby tree.
And then this happened.....
