Roly Polies

Ava has decided to keep a few roly polies as pets. She is so very excited! Their names are Thomas, Tiny, Edward, and Girlie. She considers herself to be their mother. She can't stop talking about them! She also won't leave them alone -- she's constantly getting them out of their "habitat" and playing with them. It is cute to hear her theories on what they are doing. Right now, Girlie is practicing walking on Ava's finger in such a way that she won't fall off.

Unfortunately, we'll probably be taking them with us to Las Vegas. Fortunately, they mostly need water and dirt, which can be found in most places (although we are going to the desert...).

Also, I read on Wikipedia that they can live for 1 or 2 years! I'm not going to tell Ava that, in case they die before that (which I expect will happen).

UPDATE! We managed to convince Ava to release her roly polies. Her plan was to just let them die while we were on our trip, then let them go. After much discussion, she agreed to let them go before they died. She plans on collecting more upon our return to Austin.