God's Creatures

I have a funny story I have to share.

I have been babysitting for the Henry family for 4 years now. They have four little boys ( 5yrs, 2 4 yr olds, and a 1 yr old). Yesterday their mom told me this story. I crack up every time I think about it.

The other day the boys dad was making dinner, while they played in the back yard. One of the 4 year olds came inside and said "Daddy, our neighbor shooted one of Gods creatures!" Its true. The crotchety old man is always trapping squirrels and shooting them with a pellet gun. He thinks they are somehow going to get to his attic threw the roof and start some kind of squirrel infestation up there or something :)

Blake tried to console him, but he was still upset and eventually wondered back outside.

So dinner was ready and all the boys ran in... except Ryan. They looked in the back yard, front yard, inside... couldn't find him. Their mom just happened to look over at the neighbors, and their he was, tattling on the neighbors to his wife.

All she said is that he does it because the squirrel eat their flowers... which isn't true, but whatever.

Yesterday before I went home Ryan was talking to me about how "George shooted a squirrel", and the other 4 year old said, "It wasn't a squirrel it was a girl." I told Carter he was indeed shooting a squirrel and not a girl, and he said "Oh?" I could tell by the look on his face he wasn't trying to be funny or anything... he really thought George had shot a girl. He must have just heard bits and pieces of the story when his parents were talking about it and somehow got girl from squirrel.

The end.