Friday night Charlotte was lucky enough to have a
sleepover with her Whynot cousins. She
just loves spending time with those boys and was SO excited to go! Think
dealing with a “are we there yet” mentality on the hour – almost every hour - for
the last three days….ugh! Anyway, Aunt
Sancha is really good about planning special things for them to do when Charlotte
sleeps over and Friday was no exception.
She went with an adventure/bug theme and the kids got their own pith
hats, butterfly nets, small bug nets, critter keepers (see above) and glow in
the dark bee/butterfly glasses. I
understand Uncle Erik took them on an expedition Saturday morning. Those three had an awesome time together and Charlotte
has been relating stories of their adventures that are so fantastical. She sure has a huge imagination!
Lately Charlotte has been obsessed with the tiny
baby toads we have in the front yard – hatched from the lake in our cul-de-sac. Mostly she scares the poor things to death
with her excited chasing {stomping} and yelling {screaming at the top of her
lungs} at them. It’s really kind of sad
because she is so dejected when the toads run away and says “they don’t want to
play with me”. Oh, really?!? I wonder why?!?
So, this afternoon I suggested to Charlotte that
she catch a toad and put it in her critter keeper. I’m so proud of her, she went right out and
caught one and put it in the keeper all by herself. Charlotte was not squeamish or put off at all
and LOVED being able to watch the baby toad up close.
She even put it by her plate while she ate lunch....gross!
