One of the coolest started last week, when the kids and I discovered a bunch of little tadpoles swimming around in there. We knew that a frog had come to hang out with our fish for awhile...mostly due to it's ridiculous croaking at night, but we hadn't discovered the babies until Thursday. I started thinking about what would happen if all those crazy little things turned into full grown frogs!! It's would've been like an Egyptian plague in our back yard!
So that afternoon, the kids and I spent over an hour catching tadpoles with my measuring cups. It turned into a super fun activity for all of us! We also caught some nasty slugs too. Then we decided to take our captured wildlife to one of our favorite parks and set them free in the pond there. After setting our captives free, Caleb went to throw away the peanut butter/slug jar in the trash can, and he discovered a little racoon in there!
At first, I thought he was kidding, but sure enough, there was a cute, little, young racoon wrangling around in the bottom of this big trash can. The poor thing looked hot, thirty and scared. So, we began a Racoon Rescuing Mission! We broke off a branch to set down in the can, so he could climb out, but...he didn't want to climb out. Then we recruited a couple of young guys to help us lift the trash can up, and let him crawl out. All in all, it was a super FUN adventure. The kids LOVED every minute of it!
Since last Thursday, the kids have been asking to go "tadpole fishing" again in our pond. So last night after supper, they recruited Daddy to help them. But when they got around the pond, they noticed all the tadpoles were gone, and now there are a bunch of TINY little frogs hopping and swimming around. They were so cute...way cuter than the tadpoles. However, they were way harder to catch then the slow swimming tadpoles. The kids loved the challenge though! We also found "Mama Frog", hiding under a big rock, so we "rescued" her to take with her babies. We also found a lot more of the nasty slugs. Seriously, the slugs give me the creeps. I hate how slimy they are! Ewww! But the kids think they are so gross that they are cool?!
This time, we just drove down to our neighborhood park, and released the frogs and slugs down at the creek. We also saw a cute little bunny, right as we pulled up to the park.
It seems like such a little thing, but the kids had so much fun. It was such a memorable, enjoyable night as a family! Praise God for simple creatures and simple pleasures!
One of our cute, little froggies...you can still kinda see his tail!(Normally, I'm not a big frog fan, but these little guys are really cute!)
The Senior Wildlife Rescue Ranger...showing you his favorite capturing technique
The Princess and the Frogs :)
They could do this for hours...and almost have
Very proud of their pond treasures
Adelyn was showing how she felt about the Crystal Light container of slugs she's holding!!I felt the same way! :)
Here is our sweet, little bunny friend....not an exciting picture, but big moment for us last night! :)
Caleb, the wildlife rescue ranger, releasing the mama frog.
It was a total family event....way cooler than watching tv together.
The Big Mama Frog...adjusting to her new home :)
This little princess aint' scared of no slugs!
Eewww, Bubba! He loved these nasty things!
Daddy was just as much a rescue ranger as the kids!
Mommy to the rescue with sanitizer and baby wipes!
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