These pictures are from sometime in early February, taken on a day when Caleb was home from school with a fever and sore throat. We still had a bunch of red balloons floating around the house that were left over from his birthday party. After a long nap, he woke up hungry for lunch so I made him a small sandwich and a cup of soup. When he finished eating, he took me by the hand and led me upstairs, telling me (in very polite, broken English) not to come downstairs until he was ready. "Please, no come, me say you come, no come, please no come." (He was holding both hands up in the air, signalling me to STAY PUT.) I could hear him scurrying around the dining room, busily working at something... When he returned about 10 minutes later, he was super excited to show me this:
I was so impressed by his ingenuity, the way he used the plant's structure and friction to hold the balloon knots. The simplicity was beautiful and the balloons were very nicely arranged…not to mention, what could be better than a little tree FULL of red balloons?! Sweet, sweet boy.
