A couple of weeks ago while Carl and his buddy Bryce were working on the cement (no I did not mean to imply he did it himself). I was chatting with Bryce's wife and I noticed Icky fishing around in the neighbor's wood chips, I didn't think much of it because he likes to pick up bugs. He then proceeded to come and show us what he found. Much to my dismay my bug taming son had picked up a bee, yes a live bee. He had it by the middle section of it's body so it couldn't sting him. Don't know how he did it but I smooshed it, and informed him that a bee could hurt him.
A couple of days ago Icky started saying that there was a wasp, I saw one flying out by the deck and told him it was outside. He didn't believe me and kept saying it. I went over to him to show him the wasp flying outside when I noticed that there was one walking on our tile. (He was right I made sure to let him know that I was wrong.) Carl quickly smooshed it with a shoe and started toward the bathroom where he could flush it, when Garrick began freaking out. So, Carl took it outside, where, according to Garrick it's friends would help him feel better. He later prayed at dinner and at bed time that the wasp, with the help of his friends, would feel better.
A couple of hours ago while the kids and I were enjoying the outdoors, and Garrick was bringing me 'tato bugs, I noticed him chewing something. I looked at his mouth and then looked at his hand. In his hand was a dried up worm (from the rain), in his mouth was a bite of this dried up worm. After I told him to spit it out I asked him why he tried the worm, he said "I don't know." NICE. He'd asked me earlier if he could eat a 'worman' (from Backyardigans, you were right Laura, it is a cute show) I told him he probably shouldn't. I guess I should have said 'No.'
My little boy is definitely made of slime and snails and puppy dog tails. (I think that is how it goes, but I get the strange feeling I am quoting David Bowe in Labrynth instead of the poem.)
2 comments:
How funny! My kids are both TERRIFIED of every bug except potato bugs. Even those tiny little flies, if they are on the slide they scream and refuse to go down!
I can't believe Garrick is so fearless. Hope the worman was yummy, he is practicing his outdoorsman skills, just in case he ever gets stranded.
It was great to hang out the other day!
Least he's brave enough to touch them, though I would encourage him to refrain from ingesting the little creatures. Wyatt is fascinated with all of God's creatures, especially the creepier ones, however, he screams like a girl if they get too close. I agree with Laura, you've got a little survivor man.
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