First Flower of Spring

Last March of 2010, Brennan and I were standing in front of our flower bed admiring the new bulbs that had come up. We did this every morning to measure the progress of each bulb. I remember standing there with Brennan on that particular morning and we were SO excited to see the FIRST bloom of the year. It was a purple crocus and we were just so excited to finally have a flower to look at among all the green starts. Just as we were taking in this very special moment.... here comes 3-year-old Derek. He looks at us to see where our eyes are focused on. He spots the purple blossom and in a matter of seconds grabs it and throws it on the ground. Brennan was almost in tears. I just said, "Well, there goes the first flower of the season." Now each year when I see a new crocus I think of that experience. It makes me laugh each time.