Special Thanks

To Ollie for the special critter adventure this morning!  Ollie has a stash of around a couple hundred different spiders and such!  Could you imagine sleeping in the same house as that many critters...I COULDN'T!  In fact, I'm thinking as I write this that posting these pictures this close to bed time may give ME nightmares!

I can honestly say that Jackson was THE BRAVEST person (aside from Ollie) in the room.  He is the only one that wanted to hold any of the critters.  In fact, he practiced all morning on how he would hold his hands and how still he would be - and it paid off, because he nailed it!  He didn't flinch, he stayed still, and he kept his cool.  The scorpion, I think, freaked him out a bit because the texture of his legs when walking on Jackson felt more prickly and he panicked a bit, but stayed pretty still and didn't throw it across the room as he jumped out of his seat (like I sure as hell would have!).  I am so proud of this brave, adventurous, knowledge-thirsty boy we have in our lives.  He is amazing and amazes me each day!  And Sawyer?!  He was far too busy to even consider putting him remotely close to the precious critters!

 

 

Thank you so much Ollie for sharing your passion with us and trusting Moose enough to let him get up close and personal with your 'friends'!

This blog post actually triggered a conversation between Trevor and I.  A conversation about how incredibly lucky our children are and how fortunate we feel to have people in our lives who are open and willing to include us in new, really cool, experiences!  Here's some cool things on Jackson's list (all before he's turned 3)!

1)  He has ridden a camel

2)  He has been on over a handful of plane rides

3)  He has attended an NHL game

4)  He has held both a tarantula and a scorpion

5) He has flown in a 'bush plane' into a fishcamp

6) He has been to Disneyland; not once, not twice, but THREE times!

7)  He has met Lightening McQueen and Mator ;)

8)  He has been to Seaworld and seen Shamu perform

9) He has been a 'teacher' at the ripe age of 3-12 months (Roots of Empathy program)

10)  He has become an AMAZING big brother

He is one amazing boy and it's no doubt that all of these really cool events have contributed to this!