Savannah's Grasshopper - R.I.P.

Last week I took the kids to Mamaw's house for the morning. As we were leaving, Mamaw bravely caught Savannah a grasshopper! Oh the fun she has had!!! The little guy hopped all over much to Savannah's delight. She pulled grass for it, put water in the net for it and literally slept with it in her room night after night. I was amazed a few days later when she went to pet it and the thing jumped out of the net right onto her cheek!!! She screamed and jumped and swatted her face. It was hilarious! Then she bawled when she realized that her precious grasshopper was loose in the house. So brave Mama had to catch him and place it back in her net. I thought for sure the poor thing would die of a heart attack after that incident. But no, Sunday afternoon she had a blast with it on the front porch. She let it loose and watched it jump all over. She squealed and giggled! I was just astonished that it was still alive. Well, sadly, when she went to rouse it this morning we found that the poor grasshopper had passed on. To which Savannah said, "Kate! He's dead! But I want him to be alive again!!" So now she's playing with a very dead grasshopper.