Charm offensive

Self indulgent note - achy throughout today. It could be worse.

Little bear insisted he wanted to go to the butterfly house as his brain was there and when he got it back he would have his Ben 10 powers. He has still not seen Ben 10, but this is not holding him back. I told him that Ben 10 was a story. Little bear explained carefully that it may be, but his powers weren't. I think he was winding me up.

So off we go to Tropical House at Roundhay Park. On the way in we passed a little girl with her family, picking daisies. She gave one to little bear who clung onto it like a token from a lady at a joust. The little girl was about the same age as little bear.

In the tropical house little bear was going at speed. I don't think we got the value of the entrance fee, he was moving with purpose. He was obviously concerned about his brain, which he found (as far as I can tell) near the bats. Co-incidentally that is roughly where he lost his daisy and he was distraught. He consoled himself by persuading me to buy him a rubber snake in the gift shop.

In the cafe little bear was pretty good, sitting there quietly and eating almost all of almost everything. An old gentleman next to us asked little bear if it was a bad snake. Little bear explained patiently that it was only a toy.

On the way out little bear had a wander around and walked on the stepping stones (around an inch gap between them, but over real water!). He was really upset because 'the pretty little girl' wasn't there, as he wanted another daisy.

We broke the journey near Leeds Market and went on the roundabout there. Little bear got a second ride for half price. On the first ride around some other kids (who were a bit too old for the roundabout) were fooling around and the man stopped the ride a bit earlier than he would normally. So little bear who had been well behaved got another go.

Then waiting at the bus stop, sitting nicely, a lady gave him a present of a packet of cheese string.

It worries me that I didn't have to make any of this up. Of course when he got home he made up for his angelic behaviour while out by being a monster once we got home. He still gives very good cuddles.