we have a lot to learn from the littles

oh, the wisdom that comes from the mouths of little people. i think we could all benefit from listening to them some more.

it's been a very joyful but busy weekend. yesterday we were gone for most of the day and we spent this morning getting out the birthday invitations, making paper mache bowls, playing inside a bit, and bike riding. in between the two birthday parties we were going to, i had my own little agenda which involved stopping at the bank, delivering a pie, getting gas in the car, picking up my holds at the library, and visiting a park in a little 1-hour sliver of time (a ridiculous expectation for an almost 4-year old who likes to investigate everything.) as we were leaving the library, adah kept circling around and around a huge tree root, and i was encouraging her to hurry so we could get to the playground. her response? "mom, this is my playground."

a striking reminder.

thanks again, kiddo, for helping me embrace time more slowly.