All Creatures Great and Small

Jude is a pretty observant little fellow. There isn't a sound he doesn't hear (and insist you respond to - he expects you to hop to it when a timer goes off in the kitchen without any dillydallying, he will oo, oo, oo until you do something like get the toast out of the toaster, or oatmeal out of the microwave). He sees birds that are waaaay up in the sky "caw caw", or even a super distant airplane "vrooom vrooom". He even hears River waking up from his nap before I do and informs me with lots of pointing and earnest noises that I better attend to his brother toute suite!

Today he discovered a sure sign of spring - ants! They have returned, much to my chagrin. However instead of vanquishing them immediately I have discovered they offer hours of fun for Jude. So far no squishing of the little creatures or attempts to consume them. All is good.