Fox Hunt

We were all sitting around, relaxing on a weekend afternoon when suddenly, what was that flash by the door? Is it a cat? Too big... wait... FOX! We saw a fox on our deck, right up next to the back door. I think it was looking for the bacon that we had for breakfast, he wanted his share. I was surprised to see him so close to our house and out in the middle of the day. Of course, the kids were surprised too and went running and shouting to the door to get a closer look. Which sent the fox running away.

They grabbed their shoes and coats and went running out the door after it. A real fox hunt! Archer took his phone so he could get pictures if they spotted it again, and he spent a couple of hours wandering around the field looking for tracks. The fox was not seen again, but the kids had a good time out there on the hunt. And I was the silly one who thought my kids couldn't have great adventures outside because we live in the suburbs... I'm so glad I was wrong!

As the fox hunt wound down, they started collecting ears of corn off some stalks that a neighbor had put out, they're planning on taking them to Grandma and Grandpa's for the squirrels.

Elijah couldn't be left behind, and when I glanced outside I realized he'd escaped the house with no coat and NO SHOES! Fearless little E traipsing around the tall grass with the fearless leaders, thankfully it wasn't too cold out. Or too muddy!

Eventually we did get a coat and shoes on E and the boys spent some time together exploring, all in all, it was a good afternoon.