Monday, May 11, 2009

Dandelions

Ethan has this thing for pointing out imperfections. Whether it be a speck of dirt on an otherwise clean floor or a crack in the sidewalk, he notices them and wants to make sure everyone else has as well.
His new thing is dandelions. With all this green grass starting to sprout out, he notices the little yellow flowers (or weeds depending on who you ask), also he can (sort of) say dandelion so he gets very excited. A 10 minute walk turns into 30 minutes of going from one dandelion to the next and shouting with excitement. He rarely picks them, but if you point out your favorite he will probably stomp it.
I didn't realize how short the life span of a dandelion is, they turn to that white fluffy thing in like a day! This does not take away from the toddler appeal on dandelions, it adds to it. He tries to blow the seeds away, he doesn't have much force to the blow so it is generally unsuccessful, but fun none the less.

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