the simple things in life

Today you were given a balloon when we were out shopping.  I almost stopped the store assistant, thinking in my head your were too little to be interested in the balloon.  I'm glad I didn't, as it has provided hours of fun for you.  You have spent most of the afternoon crawling around with the ribbon of the balloon clasped in your little hand.  You even thought it was funny you kept bobbing the balloon into your face when we were trying to feed you lunch.  It's ironic we were out trying to find gifts for your upcoming birthday, and yet the best gift today was the one that cost us nothing.  That is one of the greatest gifts adults learn from children, that the best things in life are usually the most simple things.