So Keanon decided to natural selection into his own hands. We went to visit the ducks the other day and there was a new nest with two eggs in it. Well, there were also a few really cute ducklings waddling around on the othe side of the pond so I decided to get closer and take some pics. Well, I cannot count how many times I have told Keanon that he can look at the eggs in the nests but he can't touch them becuase he could hurt the baby duckies! Well, As I am taking pictures I turn around just in time to see something white and egg shaped fly through the air and land SLASH!! in the pond. This all happened in slow motion as I saw Keanon throw the egg into the pond and was so shocked I just stood there. It was like in the movies where the guy knows something bad is going to happen and everything goes slo-mo and he screams NOOOOOOOOO while trying to stop the inevitable. I was so devestated that my heart just sunk. Poor munborn baby duck. So I went over to the nest to check that I really did see a flying egg and sure thing... nest eggs short by one! Just to make positivly certian I check the pond and about 15 feet out there it was under 18 inches of water. I stood there wondering if I should go in after knowing that if I did Keanon would come in after me. Choosing my son's safety over the ducklings I just left it. The next day we went back to the pond and the egg was back in the nest! Someone with out a 2 year old must have felt just as bad as I did and put the egg back. Thank heavens for good sumeritians!!! Do you think the egg can still hatch?
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Mist this is a funny story and a sad one at the same time, sad for the baby duck, funny when I picture mischevious little Keanon throwing the egg in the water, it so reminds me of something that Katie would have done at his age!! I would imagine the egg could still hatch if it didn't crack or anything, but that is just my optimistic opinion, I know nothing about eggs or baby ducks so my opinion probably means nothing.
OK, this really is hilarious! We both have sad egg stories this week! Yours is a bit more funny considering that your adorable, innocent little Keanon is the one who chucked the egg into the water. Ours was more depressing and unfortunate. Good Luck, Duckies!!
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