It's a Boy's Life

Yep, it is truly a boys world around here!
We have it all, bugs, worms, wildlife, sports, dirt and lots of silliness.

The pond and the creek provide lots of entertainment. Whether it is feeding the fish, or just letting them suck on your fingers in Maks' cases, or digging for worms and bugs, our boys do it all.

We call Alek the frog whisperer. For some reason, the frogs in our pond let him grab them, either that or he is stealth like as he sneaks up on them.

Maks loves the rolly polly bugs (those gray things that roll up when they are scared). He is always happy to bring me over a handful of his babies, even though I tell him countless times mommy doesn't really need to see or pet them.

We had guests this spring on our back patio. A robin family built a nest in the pavilion. It was really cool to watch the whole process unfold. We got to see both mom and dad gathering worms and taking turns feeding the 3 babies in the nest. The boys loved when the babies heads would stretch up high out of the nest looking for food.

We sat quietly many afternoon watching the feedings take place. Then one day the nest was empty, so the babies grew quickly and left the nest. I wonder if the mommy robin was sad, like I am watching my babies grow too fast.

The pond and the creek offer many little critters to be discovered. Alek and Maks also love to dig for worms after a good rain and then they feed the worms to the fish. The fish love that extra special treat!

We have plenty of other wildlife sightings in our yard as well and the guys like to keep a look out for what may be running through next.

We have a ton of bunnies this year, they are all over the place.

The ground hog family has returned and I am sure they are happy Kaiser is not here to chase them. We miss him for that!

We have seen several deer and one buck making their way down the creek to the woods. That is always exciting. Even more so, now that our crazy next door neighbors have moved out, so I dont have to worry about him opening fire on one of the deer.

Lots of hawks circle our yard looking for a meal. Last year sadly we got to see one take off with a bunny, it made me nauseous, but the boys thought it was cool-of course. Discovery channel in my backyard.

The newest boy game of the season is a fence ball of sorts. Usually played with the next door neighbors. It could be a football, baseball or frisbee.

It is thrown over the fence and whoever catches gets a point, I forget what happens if you drop it.

It is fun to watch them all making up their own games and rules.
The other day Alek and Maks were playing this game but throwing the ball over the pavilion roof. It was fun until Alek tripped and almost cracked his head, so we promptly moved that activity to the grass!
Yes, it is truly a boys life here, stop over for some dirty, buggy fun!