I shall save the recounting of the adventures during our trek across the island for a late night posting. However I just wanted to note that for my daughter, this has been a stellar day.
We took the tandem bike out today to explore the new neighbourhood, and made our way to Victoria Park. I had forgotten just how steep the hills are in St. John's, but very quickly remembered while pulling the kids back home (uphill).
On the way home, Eden spotted several butterflies. One particular gorgeous yellow, black and blue one was perched on a bunch of grass just at her eye level. She asked me to stop the bike so she could have a closer look. Not only did it go on her finger, but it crawled up and down her arm , into her hair, on her back, and all over her belly before making its way back to her finger. It was like finding out you've won $2000 and then realizing it's $2000000. The walk home was worth it to see the beaming smile on her face.
It even went on Connor's hand before he shrieked and shook it back on the ground. Then Eden ever so gently picked it up and placed it back in the grass.
At times like that, I truly believe she will be an entomologist.
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