Mister Seahorse

 I was reading Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle to Peter.  It's a wonderful book with lots of illustrations of different fishes and a lot of scientific information couched in a fun, engaging children's book.  

I asked, "Do you see the rock fish?  He's the same color as the rock so he's hard to see.  That's what we call camouflage.  It's how some animals stay safe from other animals who would want to eat them."  That led to discussion of all the different ways animals protect themselves - claws, teeth, spikes, smell, color, behavior (possum), etc.  "God gave every animal a different way to stay safe.  What did God give you to keep you safe?" I asked him.  His answer was delightful: "You!" he said, grinning.  I was thinking 'a clever mind to invent things like knives/guns/security systems' but I like his answer infinitely more.  He's absolutely right.

Another fun Peter moment:  We were dropping Christian off at a friend's house and Peter asked, completely out of the blue, "Jackson have a bunny?"  Christian said, "No, he doesn't."   Peter seemed so perplexed.  "Why not?  I like bunny!  Bunny nice!"  So cute!  Yeah, Jackson, why don't you have a bunny?  Don't you know bunnies are great?!

What do you do when Bella is away and you've got three bored boys at home stuck inside because it's freezing and miserable outside?  Set up targets and dixie cups and have a bb-gun shooting contest, that's what.  The distance was a bit too short, but it was a lot of fun.  Peter got to load the bb's and he was happy as could be about it.