Fright Of The Century

The kids and I went out for a Sunday stroll around part of the neighborhood that's still under construction. The kids noticed a large depression off the side of the road, somewhat like a ditch, and went to explore. I stayed with the baby on the sidewalk and while we were waiting I heard screaming. Braden came up over the hill shouting "Mom, quick it's really important"!!! shortly followed by Kaitlin crying hysterically. I must preceed what follows with an explanation of a past experience... A year or so ago we were involved in a ward service day in which we picked up trash at a local park. During that lovely germ invested experience Braden and Kaitlin came running up to me holding the spine of some sort of animal. That was pretty comical as the vertabrae was wiggly around in Braden's hand. Am I grossing you out yet?

Naturally, as the kids came running to me for the second time I suspected the same thing but with Kaitlin in a hysterical state I had the sinking feeling they might have discovered something terrible this time. Dun Dun Duuuh!! (drama)
I left a crying Kaitlin with the baby and nervously followed Braden to the scene of the crime. There lying in the tall grass was.... the most hidious looking...... deer bones the kids had ever seen! Did I get you? I bet you thought it was an episode of CSI:Miami.
What had scared Kaitlin to death was the fact that she was the unlucky one who tripped over the animal's severed leg!! I think it would have done me in too.
Braden was convinced that it was a mountain lion but I had to be the voice of reason and explain that a number of things could have happened and that it was probably scavenged by other animals and that's how it's head and other legs where missing.

Later on we drove over there to take a few pictures for posterity.Enjoy looking at photos of the crime scene below. Wahhahhaaa! (ghoolish laughter)

She's smiling in the picture but as soon as the shutter clicked she chewed me out for making her stand so close.

The leg Kaitlin tripped over..yuck!!
Braden, like most boys, thought this was awesome.
Poser!