Magic Leaves

Today the girls and I were headed out for some shopping. I opened the garage door and got Karley buckled in her seat. Julia usually goes to her "thinking spot" during this time and I always have to call after her to come get in the car. Today was no different, but instead of going to her usual thinking spot on the driveway she ran towards the street, looking up at a tree. I called after her to stop and when I asked her what she was doing she replied, "Oh! Do you see that magic leaf up in the tree?" She was so convincing that I found myself trying to pick out the exact leaf (actually, I thought that maybe enough leaves had fallen to reveal an abandoned bird's nest or something by the level of her excitement). It made me think about how magical simple, ordinary things are in the eyes of a child. I hope she never stops seeing magic in her world.