innocent wonder and the breaking of stuff

Yesterday I took Aiden to the park. We spent a good hour wandering around and playing. For whatever reason I started thinking about the innocent wonder with which this child looks at everything around him. How much delight he takes in just pointing to a hole and shouting out "A HOOLE" over and over again. Everything is new, fun, and delightful. Then I started considering how early we lose that sense of wonder... 10? 13? Surely by our middle teens we have come to see things in a cynical fashion and that innocent wonder has burned away. For however long it lasts, I am going to cherish every moment of wonder I can with Aiden. It opens a daddy's eyes to think about how all of this is new and amazing to this little person. The mundane becomes incredibly interesting and must be explored.

Of course then there are the things that SHOULDN'T be explored. Like Daddy's glasses. He has always liked to grab them and play with them if he can. I got out of the shower today and came out to the bedroom to see what he was into, he had my glasses on (correctly) and was playing with the computer mouse. I snapped a quick picture (which I will upload soon) and went to finish up in the bathroom. 30 seconds later when I came back out the glasses were no longer on his head. He has taken them off and somehow managed to break off one of the earpieces at the frame. Like REALLY broken, twisted metal broken, no repair. No idea how this happened, but there you go. this is what happens when you leave a inquisitive child unattended for two seconds. On the upside, these glasses lasted me probably 7 years, so they were probably due for retirement. And insurance will pay for most of the new frames & lenses, so while there will be an expense, it won't be horrible. Just an "ungh" experience, and trying to superglue the old glasses back together enough to use until I can get some new ones.