Before having a kid, I would not have stopped nor paused to observe the creepy crawlies that coexist in the same eco system. While there are some I deem harmless, there are clearly others I have no qualms squashing and waving it goodbye.


One of the nights we had a little visitor snug on the curtains and caught the attention of Cyrus. We took the opportunity to educate him on it. His Dadda even offered to catch it for him.







The father and son duo sharing a moment observing its shell and counted its legs.







Until he was nudged to touch it and then had this really funny expression - somewhat fearful, somewhat daring and so hilarious.


We all thought all was forgotten once he went to bed, the very next morning he asked for it, followed through to dinner and the following day. GOOD LORD.


I hope we never have to treat beetles as pets.