Bugs

Alex has been fascinated with bugs!!! He loves finding lady bugs and scaring the poor creatures into climbing on him and talks to the stink bugs like they are his best friend. So today, in 40 degree weather with a winter coat, hat and mittens, Alex comes over to me and is talking about his new friend bug on his mitten.

At first, I didn't see anything and was then mortified to see, stuck on my son's mitten, a tick. It took a lot to get the tick out of Alex's glove (it kept trying to bury itself in the mitten) and onto the concrete. Then, after going inside for a lighter, I burned the thing until it popped. The last part worried Alex until I told him those bugs bite. Then he wanted to burn it too...

I'm sure this is not our last encounter with the dreaded bugs but at least it had a happy ending!