How to tell when Ben enjoys something...

He starts incorporating it into his play. I'm sure it's not just him, but it's fun to take note of what he really enjoys about things. Last Easter we went to Fraser Island, and for months afterward he would "play" about it (going on a barge, going to Lake Wabby etc). After our overnight bushwalk a couple of months back, he didn't really "play" about it as much as I thought he might have. So I thought maybe he hadn't enjoyed it quite as much as I'd hoped he would have. Just recently though, he's been playing about going into the forest and sleeping in a hut. So I guess the memory is still there, and he did enjoy it after all. Or he was traumatized by the experience. I choose to believe the first option. :)