Maiden Voyage

Eric assembled a surprise for Ezri this morning.

It’s our new wagon with all terrain wheels.
Ezri declared it “perfect.”
We took it out for its maiden voyage to the park tonight.

We talked about several of Ezri’s favorite books featuring wagons.
The charming Red Wagon in which a simple trip of taking a wagon to the market turns into an imaginative adventure with storms, pirates, train, and a circus. And then there is Fancy Nancy who loads up her wagon in Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy. Ezri is pleased we have our own red wagon. She asked for her stuffed dog, Woof Woof, to come on our trip to the park. There’s plenty of room in the wagon for friends. We will have to have some over to ride. . .

I knew parents got asked hard questions, but I wasn’t prepared for how hard this one was to explain.
“Why did he bite me?”
Ezri has her first mosquito bite of summer and keeps asking over and over, “Why did he bite me?” She can’t understand why the bug would do such a thing. We tried to explain that it is in their nature and part of their life cycle and they bite other people and animals not just her. This prompted a story about a mosquito who bit an elephant on his bottom and made it itchy. Despite our best answers, I think we will be hearing, “Why did he bite me?” until this bite feels better. The last few weeks have brought out many “why” questions. We used to get “what” and “who,” but why is here in a major way.