Critters

This spring we've seen several critters in or around our house.

1. We've had ants. Eeeww. I hate ants. Luckily the ant bait worked, and they are gone for the time being...hopefully for good. The kids enjoyed them, though. Andrew was convinced they had families and reminded me every time I swept them up.

2. This is a crane fly. They lay their eggs in your lawn, and then the larva eats your lawn. Darrin despises them.
We've had serious crane fly problems the past two years.

He's determined to single handily put an end to all crane flies....

with a fly swatter.

Good luck.

3. A couple weeks ago we found a frog in our backyard.
The boys, including Darrin, were too scared to touch it. I, a girl, touched it. I didn't pick it up, but I touched it. I didn't know I lived with a bunch of wimps.

4. These are the four babies that were born on our little street of eight houses within six months. Luke is the oldest.

Man, somethin' must have been in the water!

5. Birds. We have a bird's nest on our porch. The picture is of the male bird. He sits right there and watches the mama bird in the nest. It's been fun to watch them and how they take care of each other.

There you have it folks.

Critters.