The Spider Hunt

Lately, Mason is obsessed with spiders. He's also always had a thing for flashlights. Put the two together, and what do you get? A spider hunt! This one particular night, we were all hanging out in our room for various reasons. Vance was doing homework, I was folding laundry, and Mason was, of course, looking for spiders. He had this particular corner where he would sit and shine his flashlight in and point to a black speck on the carpet, and just talk about that speck being a spider. He was entertained for hours! At one point, Vance put Mason's toy ant in the corner while Mason was distracted. However, with the reality Mason was trying to create, he was not too impressed with the ant!

The next day, I decided to clean our front window. As I was doing so, I noticed a small banana spider up in the corner. I had Mason stand on a box so he could see it, and boy did he go nuts! He went even more crazy when I reluctantly persuaded the spider into a glass jar so Mason could see it up close and personal! Needless to say, the spider hunt was a success!!

However, unfortunately the spiders fate was inevitable. While carrying the jar around like it was attached to him 24/7, he dropped it in the kitchen where it shattered all over. Vance removed the spider while Mase was not looking! It was fun while it lasted, but lucky for us the spider hunts continue on everyday. He even talks about spiders while trying to fall asleep, and first thing when he wakes up. I just hope he finds a different obsession soon because I HATE SPIDERS!!!