Levi's "Pet"

One day during the lovely hot season Levi & I discovered that the geckos that live in our house must have had a baby because we found a teeny "lizard" in the upstairs bathroom.

So what did we do upon discovering it?

Scream?

nope.

Run away?

not hardly.

We retrieved an old parmesan cheese container and caught that puppy!

And to our (mainly mine & Craig's) amazement, that little guy LIVED for four days with just water and some pieces of apple.

We then decided it was time to tell Levi we needed to "set him free"

However, I was not prepared for the alligator tears that welled up in his eyes as he said,

" But Mama, I want to keep him.... he's my pet"

Ugh- Rip My Heart OUT!

 

Our resolution: we would let him set him free on our outside porch to live with the other gecko that lives out there, so he could still be his "pet".

 He handled it like a champ!

So proud of him.

Gotta love his sweet
"me and my pet" picture.


* Forgive the underwear shots- like I said, it was HOT season and sometimes the kids gotta do what only a kid can get away with :)
No hint of jealousy
;)