The great snail roundup.

First of all I must say that I'm thrilled Amelia is spending so much time outdoors. Both yesterday and today Amelia spent almost the entire day in the backyard. And according to what I have been reading, unstructured playtime outdoors is extremely important to a child's intellectual and emotional growth.

Having said that I don't understand Amelia's love of snails. All of the time we are outside Amelia's asking mom to find more and more snails. And everywhere I look I find a snail or two, which doesn't bode well for my yard.

So, my back patio is covered with snails and trails. It's a bit nasty, but Amelia is usually very careful when she handles the snails...And at least she isn't sitting in front of the TV.

As a side note, I couldn't get Amelia to head out the door this afternoon until I told her that we were going to Lowe's to get something for the snails. Sure enough, I found something designed just for snails - even has a snail picture on the front.

It's a good thing Amelia can't read yet.

Lisa