Into the woods
Posted on November 6, 2007 in the Stay At Home Dad category
I took the kids out for a walk yesterday afternoon. Usually we go down to the grandparents house to see the horses, however, when I asked Vincent, he informed me that he wanted to go in our back yard.
Now, lately, we have had several deer roaming around - they had been attracted to the tomatoes I had planted but now seem to think our back yard is their personal toilet. On two separate occasions in the last few days I would show Vinny the deer in the back yard just as they decide to release their bladders or bowels. I am pretty sure Vin didn’t notice.
So, Vin gets the idea that he wants to go into the woods behind our house to look for deer. Sure, why not? As we approach the entrance (where the deer commonly congregate) , in a not-so-subtle tone and volume, Vinny says “Daddy! Quiet! Deer!” I am not a hunter or wildlife expert but I am fairly certain his exclamation scared any deer in a 5 mile radius. The funny part is that he kept shouting variations on this theme for the next five minutes. I suppose I shouldn’t expect a 22 month old to understand the subtleties of stealth.
With Simon stuck to my hip and Vinny stalking deer, we walked on until we arrived at the river that borders the back of my property. Vin decided there weren’t enough sticks in the river so spent several minutes trying to remedy the situation. Afterwards, he instructed Simon and I to sit next to him on the forest floor while he explored the detritus and attacked unassuming trees with their own limbs. It was getting rather chilly so I schemed to get Vinny to want to go back inside by asking him if he wanted to wash his hands - I don’t know why but he is a sucker for it every time.
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