Not Just An Exterminator - The TERMINATOR

Last night, there was a huge spider on the wall. I told Kayla to come and look at it. I always try to show her things so she can learn about the world... "Teachable moments", ya know... Anyway, Kayla watched me as I stomped on the spider and killed it. The whole while I was talking to her and explaining what I was doing. She kept wanting to and trying to touch it. I kept telling her not to touch it. It was HUMONGOUS and NASTY!!!!!

She definately learned to say "spider", although she already knew that word from her favorite book, "Little Cricket's Song".

After the whole spider killing incident, Kayla walked aroung looking for more bugs on the floor. She found one near the front door but it was already dead. She showed it to me and I told her it was dead. She proceeded to stomp on it over and over, exclaiming "Kill it" over and over. She stomped harder and harder until the bug's corpse was obliterated. She had no mercy and she had the time of her life squashing it.

I was talking to my mom on the phone at the time and told her Kayla wasn't just an exterminator, she was "The Terminator"! She was hysterical!