Critters

Nana & Bop have lots of critters to entertain the kids.

The #1 favorite of Macy has always been Tom Kitty-she loves this silly cat so much! The poor cat has had quite a life & I'd feel sorry for him for what she puts him through, but if he hated the attention TOO much, he could hide from her.

Now, you have to meet Bud...this is a legend around the homestead. As the story goes, this is the same toad that has lived at their house since my brother & I were in high school. It is the fattest, biggest toad any of us has ever seen & it loves to uproot my mom's pretty flowers. The kids were very interested in him (or her? How would we know? Never mind, I don't really want to know) but not enough to actually touch him.

This is a buddy of Bud-somewhat smaller & faster than the granddaddy toad.

Lastly, there's Maggie the dog. She does a good job of playing with the kids, especially if they will give her treats or scraps or throw her toy for her. She gets a little jealous if Bop gives the kids too much attention & will let him know. Macy figured out this trip that she could get Maggie to do tricks-I guess in Maggie's eyes Macy is finally big enough to boss her around.