Here was Todd's team float. Todd is on the Hot Rods team.
He's #3 on his way out to bat.
Todd has been thrilled to begin playing catcher in the last few games of this season. This has increased my prayer life! So far, he's done a great job and stayed safe.
Todd also participated in Bassycs at church, but for some reason I didn't think to take a photo of Todd receiving his award. He also finished his entire year's set of verses and won two scoops of free ice cream at a local ice cream store and a free game of mini golf. Way to go Todd!
Todd has also become 'Mr. Project Man'. Let me explain. It began with duct tape. He decided to make a suit out of duct tape. This has kept him busy for hours - literally! Here's a look at some of his creations.
That 'shirt' has since received sleeves and buttons made entirely out of duct tape. Todd's dream is to have a birthday party with a duct tape theme. We're trying to figure out how that could possibly be done. He wants to make duct tape plates, silverware, shoes, hammocks and on and on his imaginations goes!
He's also made a Todd Monster.
Todd Monster flies... sort-of. :-)
It is always fun to see what Todd is creating.
Oh, and we should share the story about the hamsters. This is a fact: Todd loves, loves, loves snakes. This is another fact: Todd does not take care of his hamsters. So, Todd and I cooked up a plan to take Todd's hamsters, whom he neglects terribly, over to our friend Ben's biology classroom at the high school in Marion to feed them to Ben's snakes.
We checked over and over again with Todd to make certain that he really wanted to do this. He was adamant that he wanted to feed his hamsters to the snakes. So, off we went!
Todd is saying his last good-byes to Jasmine and Swirly. He looks so sad because he wanted to look sad for this 'good-bye' photo. But, don't be fooled! He was excited about all of this.
Last photos of the poor, sorely neglected hamsters.
Putting them into the snake's cage with Ben.
Ben fed all of this snakes (he has 6 altogether) while we were there. Todd has a blast watching them eat!
Here's a photo of the python that ate our hamsters.
If you can stomach it, look closely and you can see the snake has one of our hamsters in his grip.
It was all pretty fascinating. Ben feeds the snakes once a month. They have to be under heat lamps to digest their food. Some of them are fast and some of them are slow to eat. We learned that a snake is the most vulnerable when it is eating, because it cannot move very fast while it is digesting it's food.
All-in-all, it was a great thing for everybody. The snakes got a meal. Todd got to watch the snakes and learn a lot about them. We never have to clean the smelly hamster cage again. They are not making a huge racket in our house and Todd doesn't have to feel guilty for neglecting his pets. And, the hamsters got free of their tortured existence with Todd as their caretaker by being a part of the food chain for Ben's snake.
So, what is the lesson learned? It really is best to let these animals be out in the wild where they belong. I always felt sorry for those hamsters. They need to run marathons daily, and we had them locked in this little tiny colorful cage. I think cats and dogs make sense as pets, but I personally don't see the wisdom in making a hamster a pet - especially a dwarf hamster which is too small and too fast to hold. But, that is just me and my opinion.
Lastly, I'll share Todd's latest obsession.
His favorite channel on TV is the science channel. His favorite show on the science channel is the "How It's Made" show. When they advertise shows that Todd wants to see in the future - such as how dream cars are made - he puts notes by the TV to remind himself to watch the show. We are finding these notes by the TV regularly now.
Isn't that funny?!? I just marvel at the interests that develop in each of my kids. There is never a dull moment!
Oh, and I should mention that Todd has worked hard in school this year. By the end of the year he finally hit grade level in reading!!!! Woot wooot!!!!! Considering he didn't read a word of English when the school year began, that is quite the accomplishment for Todd! Way to go, bud!
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