A Boy and His Sunflower (And His Bug)

Donovan planted flower seeds at daycare back in . . . July? Early August? I didn’t take pictures because I really didn’t expect the poor things to grow (see: black thumb grandma).

But we re-potted them 

and watered them 

(when we remembered . . .)

and watched bugs make homes on them. This was definitely Donovan’s favorite part. If you ask him about his flower, the first thing he says is, “it has a bug!!”

Top bud

And we waited. 

Lower bud 

On the day Donovan left for a week’s vacation, 

two buds appeared . . .

and one grew . . .

and opened

and I was afraid Donovan was going to miss it. 

But he came home today,

in time to see this flower

and to watch with me while we wait for the bigger top bud to bloom.

The excitement is real, people.