A Boy's Best Friend

If you know us, you probably know that Dave and I are allergic to pretty much all animals.  You may know that sitting in a car with someone who has a dog makes me wheeze.  You have probably heard the story about Nathan and the poodle and may have even seen the picture of his eyes swollen shut from hypoallergenic dog slobber.
You may then have wondered if this boy was ever going to have a pet.
You need not have worried.

Nathan has adopted a creature.

Can you see the little guy on the inside of the bottle?
He's a stinkbug "Ti-buh" and he eats, as Nate told us anyway, "tasty green".  That's spinach, in case it wasn't clear. 
He's lived with us for a week now and Nate eats breakfast with him and kisses the bottle good-bye when he leaves for school.  Yesterday we found him a friend on the widow sill and now the two of them are wandering their bottle together.
Not sure how long they'll be around, but Google says they can live up to five years, so if they really live on "tasty green" they could be eating breakfast with us for quite a while.