Jack the Ladybug

This morning, I told Alex that we might have some fun painting some flower pots. I'd seen a cool idea for putting a baby's footprint on a ceramic mug, so it made me think that getting Alex's paint handprint on the terra cotta pots might be cute. Alex had wanted to plant some new seeds yesterday.

I washed out two terra cotta pots and went out to the porch to place them in the sun to dry. When I moved my watering can, I spotted a ladybug hiding underneath. I dashed inside to get Alex's bug catcher and a piece of paper to scoop up the bug.

Alex was delighted at the surprise. He declared 'Hello, ladybug! How is your day going?!' (Not really well from her point of view.) He wanted to see her from all angles. I suggested that we take down his observations about the ladybug. He noted that she has spots and that she has lots of legs and that she crawls on them, among other things.

Finally, I asked him what he'd like to name her. He came up with 'Jack.'

Jack the ladybug.

After that, he wanted to see his new plants that we'd planted two weeks ago. He pulled a bunch of them out from the roots - oops!

'They're food. Food for the ladybug', he explained."

Oh, OK.


He also declared "I'm a scientist. I'm a Science Buddy." So, I should feel better about the new uprooted sprouts, I guess.

Friday, May 14