Sophia suddenly shouted out, "Hey, I see a leaf!" Laura laughed and I smirked.
She anxiously asked me to set her down so she could walk quickly through the foliage a few feet and pick up an average looking leaf, study it closely, then show us her treasure as if she had just won first place at the Olympics.
Of course, we let her believe that her leaf was somehow special.
Throughout the rest of our hike, I kept an eye out for my own chosen specimen and occasionally shouted out, "Hey, I found a leaf!" to evoke giggles from my wife and daughter.
Really though, if a three year old can find beauty and laughter in a fallen leaf, well, so can I....
