So, Noelle has been talking about Facebook lately. It always catches me off guard and makes me laugh because I don't believe that we talk about Facebook all that much in our household. That's what is so intoxicating about two year olds: they surprise and delight.
More than once, after drawing a picture, Noelle will hold it up and say, "I whan put it on Facebook." Which immediately makes me spin back through everything I might have said about putting pictures up on Facebook, and I don't come up with too much. I don't remember the last time I uploaded pictures to Facebook. It's been a while.
Then tonight, after an especially wonderful dinner with our cousins, Noelle waved "goodbye" to her 7 year-old cousin, Elena, and called out, "Write me on Facebook!"
Again, I don't remember ever saying that to anyone, but of course I must have. Or Dwayne must have. But that's the mystery and joy of having a two year old. They are not little pets. They are little human beings who are in the process of becoming and there is no accounting for the magical ways their minds twist and turn, absorb and connect, the way they pop up with reflections of you or something brand new that is entirely their own.
It's a wonder, watching these little persons emerge out of little bodies. It's a miracle of creation being unfurled everyday.
And then there's this other fantastic part about it -- it's not just awe inspiring, leave that to the waterfalls and the glorious mountain ranges. Watching a two year old's mind emerge through the delicately curved lips, and protruding belly is just down right adorable. It's awe inspiring AND adorable.
Really, where else can you find this combination anywhere on the planet?
