This giant grin from Thing One, you would think came from an adventure at Disneyland. Oddly enough this grin was minus any animated character, complicated ride, or a whole paycheck worth of spending. This my friends is a smile of pure joy from the most simplest activity.
In this world of over exuberance and flashiness, "you must get the latest toy" it is the simple things that make a small child smile. This smile was accomplished on a Sunday afternoon that I was minus a car because the darn thing was being worked on. I needed to get a few small things for Thing Two's upcoming birthday party so I decided we were going on a new "adventure". Our city has a local bus that can take you anywhere in the city for a total of $.40. SWEET! Children are free. DOUBLE SWEET.
I packed a back pack with snacks, diapers, wipes, and the bus schedule. The 99 cent store is accross the street from the city park, and also where we would have to wait for the bus on the way back home. I didn't expect both kids to be so happy and excited to get on public transportation. I normally am not excited OR happy about getting on public transportation.
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| View from the bus. |
We took longer to get where we were going and it took us longer to get home. All Thing One could do would talk about the cars, the street, the people. Amazing that the simple things we take for granted are big and great and exciting to a child. We should all see things through the eyes of a child. Maybe if we did we would encounter less depression and much happiness in the simpleness of life. I'm glad I can experience these little moments through the eyes of my little ones.
Next adventure...the subway. Where will your next simple adventure be?
