Of bugs and gardens.

Gwen has one thing in this world that terrifies her: BUGS. All bugs except for some reason butterflies. She has nightmares about them and wakes up screaming that they're crawling all over her. Even after watching Bugs Life a couple times, ants still make her freeze on the spot and scream for her life. She's confused that the nice ants on the show are blue and the ones outside are black. Crazy Pixar for not keeping the ants ant colored. To try to combat this fear and to try to get her to eat more veggies, I decided to start a garden this summer. We have no place for a garden so my mom agreed to let me plant one in her pet-free backyard. We have already started the seeds inside and they're slowly taking over my kitchen. We've even had our first encounter with a "Eeek, SNAKE!" "No, that's a worm friend Gwen. They eat dirt and make our garden grow bigger." "Oh, I will watch him eat his yummy dirt dinner . . . and he will not eat me . . . right?" Wish us luck. This adventure might just provide more nightmare fuel for her little imagination.