Charlie's friend "JuBee"

If the construction site was the boys favorite memory from Colorado, then chasing and catching grasshoppers was a close second.  [Once again I am reminded of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books where Laura and her sister Mary chased grasshoppers across the plains...]  Out in the meadows of Colorado, the grasshoppers not only hop, but fly through the air for several seconds before landing.  For whatever reason, all of Charlie's grasshoppers had the same name, JuBee (the same name we call Julia...).  Sam's grasshoppers were mostly named "suce" (his word for his pacifier).  One afternoon, Charlie caught a grasshopper and we kept him for quite awhile, sitting on the porch.  Scott captured a few pictures!

There were several casualties throughout the week (little boys try to be gentle...but sometimes aren't successful) but I don't think we made a dent in the population.  Grasshoppers were everywhere!!!