Dandys

Evan is crazy about Dandelions - or Dandys, as he likes to call them.

Even if I tell him they are really called DANDELIONS, he must not be listening to the correct name or just prefers to call them Dandys. It is pretty cute.

Last Thursday when I picked him up from school, the kids were walking in from the playground. A little girl had a couple of Dandelions to give to her Mom, a little boy was almost crying because there were not any left to give to his Mom (though she assured him that they would find some elsewhere and not to worry about it), then in marched Evan as proud as could be with two big handfuls. He must have ravaged the place before anyone else could get their hands on one.

Yesterday when I picked him up the scene was pretty similar. Evan again had fistfuls and some other kids had one (if they were lucky). Apparently the Dandelions are the BIG thing on the playground. It is funny how excited the little kids get over picking a weed. Of course, that is an adults point of view - to the kid's they are beautiful yellow flowers.

I thanked Evan for thinking of me and picking me such beautiful flowers. We put them in a sunny window in a shot glass for a vase. After admiring his handiwork he went outside to get me more Dandys from the neighbors yard - what a sweet little heart he has.

Photo note: It seems like my kids always have a dirty face for photos. Especially Evan. The mess on his face and hands is from the "dirt cups" (smashed Oreo cookies over pudding with a gummy worm) they had as a snack for Earth Day at school. Just pretend he got dirty picking the flowers....