Friday, September 19, 2008

YIKES

Today I was talking on the phone with Sarah when Maya decided to go out back and play. She opened the door, stepped outside and started screaming her brains out. I was afraid she had sliced her foot off (or at the very least her toe) so I ran over and started scanning the area for blood. I didn't find any blood, however I did find a rather large praying mantis standing near the doorway. My child who loves everything nature was pointing and crying hysterically. Being the mature adult that I am, I made fun of her and suggested we catch it so we could show Porter and Dad when they get home. Maya now loves her 'Pry Mantis' and after a short while came in saying "Mom guess what my 'Pry Mantis" did?" "What did he do Maya?" "He POOPED and it looks just like our poop." After that exciting event she decided her "Pry Mantis" was hungry so we got out the Bug library book she just checked out last week and did some research. It turns out Mantis are voracious eaters and will eat just about any bugs so we went bug hunting and watched that "Pry Mantis" devour a cricket. It was awesome!

5 comments:

Elaine said...

How come you guys get to do all the fun stuff? I'm so glad that you called me today by the way. It was just like old times. :-)

leigh said...

cool! i'll be on the lookout for a praying mantis because i'm sure the kids would love to see him eat a bug!

Angela said...

come to our back yard...its coverd with them!

Kevin, Kelsey and Annalise.... said...

That is so funny...I think Annalise would have tried to eat it, but giver her a couple of years and she will be screaming too!

Jamie said...

Its amazing you got her to keep it as a pet. I didn't know thet could eat crickets. That's crazy!