Pam, my daughter and I did the same thing with Kaitlyn, my granddaughter, when she was around 3. There was one point that she had actually climbed more lighthouses than I did. She made it all the way to the top of Cape May a couple of times before she was 5. Now that Eileen is married and they don't live with me anymore Kaitlyn is always asking "Poppy, when can I go lighthousing with you again." Ergo, I'm sure your that your enthusiam will Thats what part this great interest of lighthousing is all about.