Animal Rescuer

Zack and I were just remarking this morning about how much Alexander loves shows about animals. Since he says he will be a pilot when he grows up, we were speculating how awesome it would be if he was a animal biologist/researcher that flew to remote places to study animals.

Alexander's fascination with the wild kingdom started when he was nearly 2 and would go crazy when Go! Diego, Go! came on TV. He loved the stories about helping the animals so much that we consistently would buy him toys with animal creatures.

Now his new obsession is Wild Kratts. Although it is just another cartoon, it is the only show that he really watches. It is about two brothers, "the Kratt bros", and they transform into whatever creature they are helping save in the wild. Their motto is to let "animals live free and in the wild."

Going to the bus stop usually takes 1 to 2 minutes to walk down the lane. But not today. We had a heavy rain for the previous twelve hours (although it feels like it has been raining for the last month) and the road was littered with worms. My little scientist took FOREVER to make the walk to the bus stop because he was picking up EVERY SINGLE worm wiggling on the road and tossing them back into the grass.

Finally, he turns to me to say, "Mom, now the worms can go back to making tunnels in the dirt so the grass and plants will grow. Isn't that great?"

How can you not just love this boy? My heart was overcome with warmth, joy and love.