Childhood is getting up into a tree house and not being able to get down.

Childhood is getting lost in a department store and asking the cashier to find your parents.

Childhood is holding mommy's hand while you cross the street.

Childhood is making all the sounds of animals you see on a car trip.

Childhood is sitting in a shopping cart screaming because mom won't get the cereal you want.

Childhood is getting into Mom's closet while she's in the bathtub.

Childhood is also full of surprises, scares, and fun.

Childhood is running through a sprinkler on a hot summer day.

Childhood is having so many toys in the bathtub you can't find the water.

Childhood is when kisses made everything better.

Childhood is fighting over the cereal box toys.

Childhood is getting gum in your hair, then trying to hide it after you cut it out.

Childhood is getting money from the tooth fairy and buying candy.

Childhood is dragging around a blanket until it nearly falls apart.

By Deann Boettcher