Frog and Toad

Yesterday our library put on an event at the park with a special appearance by Frog and Toad. I remember reading those books as a kid, but up until now I have never checked any out for Jaden to read. I showed Jaden the flyer and told him who they were and if he wanted to go see them. Jaden is not a fan of animals bigger than him walking around like people. His first encounter was with Cosmo when he was about 7 months old and his liking of them hasn't changed much since then.

Jaden so excited about this though and talked about it all day and trying to get his daddy to skip work to come with us because it was going to be so fun. We set up our blanket and sat down to wait for the arrival of the special guests. Jaden could hardly contain himself, he kept jumping up and down shouting "Frog and Toad-y! I can't wait Frog and Toad-y are coming!" I thought it was hilarious because he really doesn't know who they are at all and he had no idea what they were going to do once they go there.

If you are curious as to what they did do when they got there, this was about it:

After the librarian told the kids some interesting facts about frogs and toads it was time to break up into four stations: have your picture taken with them, get a frog sticker, get a froggy treat, and get some bubbles. Jaden was set on getting his picture taken first thing. Even with other children running around with bubbles and candy he was determined to wait it out in line. Once it was our turn though he started walking toward them but then stopped to explain that he had to hold someones hand to be able to go near them. Since I had to actually take the picture Jaden had to rely on his little bro for the moral support. So we are making progress, maybe by football season he'll work up enough courage to high five the WSU mascot.