Bunnies. We have 3 that I think must live in the field behind our house. Hunter has been spending hours (literally) at a time chasing them around the yard. He says that he is going to catch one so we can "bake" it...I sincerly hope he really doesn't ever catch one! I think he gets closer every day though...I think the bunnies are getting used to him and aren't so afraid anymore.
Deer. We saw three deer one evening behind our house in the field and near the edge of the woods. One had nice antlers on him, and the other two did not. Hunter and Lincoln snuck out in the back yard and sat by the shed and watched them for quite a while...the deer were graceful.
Toads. Hunter actually caught one of these lovely animals at my mom's house and we decided to let him bring it home. We put it in an open container and what do you know, the little guy escaped in the car on the way home! :0) It hopped in the front floorboard, so of course I "calmly" and very promtly pulled over and got out. Hunter caught him again, we made it the rest of the way home, and then ... he died.
Turtles. The kids love it when we find a turtle in our yard. Graysen still isn't sure enough to touch them, but definitely gets mad when they try to walk away. We have found that they love to live in the landscaping at GG's house, so we can pretty much find one any time we want!
Lizards. Hunter is obsessed with the possiblity of having a lizard as a pet and is determined to catch one so he can keep it. He has tried catching them with his bare hands, with gloves on, with a net, with a box...just about any way he can think of. He has found them out at Cardetti cabin and at GG's house.
Worms. Live ones, dead ones, doesn't really matter...they are an obsession of Hunter's. He can spend an unheard of amount of time digging in the dirt seeing how many of these little guys he can find. We've had fun sorting them by thickness, length, and color.
Grasshopppers. Talk about a fun activity...watching my kids running and jumping all over the yard after these guys is a crack up!!
Lightening Bugs. Hunter caught some the other night for the first time. I felt bad that I didn't introduce him to them...a neighbor did, but none the less, he had fun catching them!
Blue Birds. We love to listen to the birds sing and see them fluttering around in our big tree. There are all kinds of birds in our yard, but Hunter especially loves seeing the bright blue ones.
We hope you are getting out and enjoying the beauty that God created for us all around you as well!
*Since writing this post I have found my camera and hope to bring you all some pictures of my KIDS and the animals soon!
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Don't forget to include the lifeless lizard!!!! ;)
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