Magnolia Tree

We have a beautiful magnolia tree in our front yard. We purchased it at Home Depot the year Nick was born, the sapling was about a foot tall. The tree is now taller than our house and just about as wide. Every year, there is a magical week, usually the middle of April, where the buds start forming and the blooms open. I'm always astonished by how gorgeous the flowers are, but that the inside of the magnolia is the true work of art. It took me years and years to realize how stunning the inside of the blossom was. I find it interesting that we find the same about our children. We are with them every day, we think we know them and what they are thinking and then they become teenagers. We start to notice changes, first small, then bigger, and then there is that one day that you truly see that whats inside them is truly the most beautiful part.