My Suzy is a very fun little girl. She likes getting in the
mud, splashing in “muddy puddles”, painting, and digging in the dirt. If she
had to choose between coloring a picture inside or digging in a flower bed, she
would definitely choose being outside.
Having some bacon outside at the lake house! |
We found this little park in a town around the lake house! She loved it. |
Enjoying a little Happy Meal outside! |
Ponytails and slides! |
Playing outside with her friends and Mrs. Amy at Tattle Tales. |
She even likes to let the outdoors inside the car! |
She loves the outdoors, but she does not
love bugs. She will panic if one gets near her or if she sees one on the ground
somewhere. It doesn't matter if the bug is already dead, she will make you
smash it until she thinks it is
definitely dead. She was at Gigi’s house one night, and there was a ladybug in
her bathtub. When Suzy saw the ladybug she had a conniption fit. Gigi said the
rest of her bath was very quick. She had to get Suzy out of the as soon as
possible. Since she hates bugs, you would think she would want nothing to do
with them, right??? Wrong. Mimi and Memaw have ponds in their yards, so Suzy
goes fishing with them all the time. Memaw uses worms or crickets to fish most
of the time, so I guess that is how Suzy realized that fish eat worms and bugs.
Which brings me to my previous point, “Since
she hates bugs, you would think she would want nothing to do with them”.
Here is one of our conversations that we have daily:
Me: Suzy, what do you
want for supper?
Suzy: Worms.
Me: Nooooo, worms are
nasty.
Suzy: Yeah, worms are
nasty.
Me: So, what do you
want for supper?
Suzy: Bugs.
Me: No, bugs are
nasty.
Suzy: Yeah, bugs are
gross.
Me: So what do you
want for supper?
Suzy: Ants.
I think you can kind of see the pattern of all our
conversations about mealtimes. I am not sure why she thinks she wants to eat
those things, if she also agrees that they are nasty…? Last night on the way
home from Mimi’s house I asked her how she would eat worms, and she made one of
those slurping faces like you would make if you were sucking a foot long
spaghetti noodle. I don’t know where this child gets this mess from!
Having lunch at the lake house, watching Papa and Papaw work on the porch! THE LIFE! |
That is ashes from a fire she is playing in.... Why must she find the most disgusting messes to play in! |
She looks like PigPen! |
Random Bug Stories:
We were at the lake house over Easter. Suzy and I were
planting some flowers in the front yard, and dug up a worm in the process. I
showed her the worm, and tried to get her to hold it. Her response was, “No
Mama, put it back”. We put the worm back in the hole and covered it up. She
wasn't happy until we put it exactly back where it came from.
Of course, with the weather turning pretty we have been
outside a substantial amount. When we are in the yard, Suzy studies the ground
constantly to be sure we are not stepping in any ant beds. If she even sees any
little pebbles of dirt in a clump, she automatically assumes there are ants in
there. Her most common remark is, “Be verrrrrry careful Mama, ants bite you,
hurts bad”.
This little rescue kitty is loving the sunshine! Birdie Cat and Suzy have it made! |