Creepy Crawly

Sam has a variety of interests. I wish he'd spend a little less time with his cars, simply because I am so bored with them, but we do play a lot of different things during the day. Lately, he has become obsessed with bugs.

Spending time outside really sparked his interest. He walks up and down the sidewalk, head down, looking for "ans." He'll spot an anthill and we'll have to squat there for ages watching the little bugs scurry around. He loves all flying insects but does not want them in his face (really, who does?).

Yesterday the theme of storytime was Bugs. Sam was in heaven. He listened to bug books, sang bug songs and got a bug stamp on the back of his hand when it was all over. He talked about the "buhs" at the "li-bee" the whole way home. He found a pack of bug stickers in his art supplies and I became his canvas. I had ladybugs and centipedes and grasshoppers stuck all over me.

I'm glad that Sam is interested in insects. I would hate for him to be really scared of them. I don't want to tell any secrets, but one of Sam's parents is absolutely terrified of spiders. TERRIFIED. There is dancing and shrieking and the other parent always has to run to smash them. I'm not going to reveal who the phobic one is...but I will say that I am pretty sick of having to kill spiders.

Sam is a true bug-lover. Once again, he proves that he is all boy!