Hopper

Gavin loves to find grasshoppers outside and bring them into the house..... this one's name was "Hopper" (they are all named that). He will carry them around all day, if I let him. He's very gentle too, and we usually let them go back to their families at nap time.

The other day, he came up to me and told me that Hopper was safe downstairs and he wasn't afraid to be alone down there! this was our conversation: me: "Don't leave him down there, he'll run away and we won't be able to find him!" gav: "He can't run!!!" me: "Alright then, he'll hop away!" gav: "...Oh.... yeah.... I better go save him!"

Then another time, he came in my room, puts it on the floor and tells it: "You stay right there... okay?!" runs to use the restroom, and comes back to "save" him!

I guess I'm just glad that he is gentle enough with them to be able to let them go back to their families..., so far! Sweet boy!! (poor grasshopper)