We were out in the yard the other day enjoying one of the last few days of summer when Nolan found a praying mantis. I have been told that as a child I was not at all afraid of bugs and would often catch crickets and play with them..... looks like I pasted this lovely trait onto my son... Last Summer he found a beetle and played with it for an hour (see post, My friend the beetle) This praying mantis was a good sport, clinging to his shirt and walking around on his hands. Finally Nolan got bored with the mantis and mumbled something about squishing him so I encouraged him to put his new little friend on some bush leaves so he could find his family. A few weeks ago he found a huge grasshopper. The grasshopper jumped and landed on his shorts and would NOT come off. I told him to go over and show daddy (Joe and his dad were working on the other side of the yard) So Nolan walked very goofily over to the other sided of the yard with the cricket still holding fast. After Dad had gotten a good look he began jumping with one leg in the air to get this hopper off. It took a few minutes but finally the little guy was done with the ride and jumped off. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in a while :-)
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