Some days, it feels like there is nothing new in this parenting gig.

Other days, you have amphibians in your house.

As Katriel’s birthday approached, we weren’t sure how to handle a party.  She’s been making friends both in the neighborhood and at American Heritage Girls.  As always, her friends are both boys and girls, and the age range is pretty large.  We weren’t about to do a princess theme…

What does Katriel like best? 
Frogs.

And my mind started spinning.

A web search turned up the Critter Keeper  Not only does he bring crazy creatures into the homes for facts and fun, but he is a born-again believer and He shares scripture as he shows the animals. 

I had just printed invitations and had the kids hand them out on the street, when we got an email that the AHG troop was going to do a hike that day.  Sigh.  So we only invited our neighbors and some non-AHG friends.

We laughed. We screamed. We had a blast.

I told our neighbors that we aren’t always this kind of party animals.