Is It Here?

Spring
Originally uploaded by nssmith2020

I am afraid to even say the S*****g word because to jinx our beautiful weather. Today the sky was a clear blue with thin translucent clouds like torn pieces of tissue paper scattered about. We spent some time outside today, trying to escape the painting that is going on inside the house. All of us found signs of Spring in the front yard--Norah discovered the purple flowering peeking up here, Harvey found a bush to shake, and I, well I just soaked up as much of the sun as my skin could absorb. I even got out the bubbles that have been sitting in my car since last summer and blew a few rounds for H and N. Norah just ran around the yard screaming at them because she "wanted" them and they were floating away from her or simply disappearing before her eyes. I was actually mildly amused by it until I really thought about how this whole experience might feel to a 2 year old--something beautiful that you want to touch and hold disappears the minute you reach your destination or floats away from your little grasp.
Norah is trying to grasp the concept of cause and effect, and not really grasping it just yet. I hear her talking to her dolls, to herself and to me and lately, the conversations have gone something like this:

Me: Norah, what did you do at school today.
Norah: Ahhhmmm... crayons.
Me: Really, what did you do with those crayons.
Norah: ...because...because you will choke on it.

It is really pretty funny. And Harvey, he knows exactly what he wants and if he doesn't have it the moment that he realizes that he wants it, well then he is mad, REALLY mad. So, his personality is starting to show through too. I love them.