Froggy and Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago we watched my friend Katy's fish for a week.  The boys really liked feeding

him, checking in on him, and would stop down to see him every morning when they woke

up.  It got me thinking that getting a fish wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.  It would be

fun for the boys to have a pet they could take care of, and as far as pets go, a fish seemed

pretty low maintenance.  Then I found out about these frogs they sell at the local toy store.

I called and got the scoop.

They are dwarf African frogs.  They come in a tank with two frogs.  The tank is small and

requires close to no maintenance at all.  You only need to feed the frogs twice per week and

the tank only needs to be cleaned every three months because it basically is it's own little

ecosystem that takes care of itself.  SOLD!

It was perfect timing because for the kids' birthdays, the toy store always sends them a gift

certificate to go pick something out.  We took Owen's certificate this afternoon and I showed

him the frogs, but let him make the final decision on if he'd like to buy the frogs or pick out a

toy instead.  It wasn't an easy decision for him, but he eventually settled on the frogs.

Owen named one Froggy, then let Joe pick the name for the second one.  Joe didn't need

any time to think about it.  He was confident in the name he had chosen.  Let me introduce

you to the newest members of the Kalita family...Froggy and Pumpkin Patch.