A Toad's Life

.... at least when spending time with Zoe and Ella ...

Quite a few weeks ago the girls found this big guy in our neighbor's window well:

Since they were both really little Ella and Zoe have loved finding toads, frogs, caterpillars, worms, beetles, bugs and even spiders.  They hold them, study them, talk to them, talk about them and play with them, before releasing them back to their natural habitat.  There are many times where one of the girls is holding a toad while biking around the back, or has a beetle on the boogie board in the pool, or a tree frog in the trampoline.

After they took turns holding this little guy (we did find out 'he' actually was a 'he', and that when he chirped it was not because he was so happy he was singing, but because he was feeling anxious) ....

.... they gave him the royal treatment, Ella and Zoe style.

He took a ride on a motorcycle,

went for a drive in a red convertible,

and went horseback riding.

He relaxed while waiting patiently ....

.... for his after play time snack .....

.... and then relaxed some more while listening to some music.

After he checked out the toilet,

he took a bath ....

.... and even posed for some photos with a blue flower accessory.

Before bedtime Ella got thinking about how some frogs are actually a prince, and wondered if the same is true with toads .....

She was really, really .....

..... really curious,
but decided to blow him a kiss instead .....

.... and then it was time for Toadie to go to bed.