Our Thirty Gallon Aqarium and stand was covered in Christmas paper and bows. The boys woke up on Christmas morning, came into our room dejected because there were no gifts under the tree. "Are you sure," I asked. "Well there weren't any last night," Isaac responded. When we walked out to the living room together and that huge package was there along with the gifts from grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, and church family, all they could say was WOW! They wanted to open the big one first - and we let them. They guessed it was a big candy cane. When they opened it and it was a pet frog - it became the "best Christmas ever" according to Isaac.
Our new white's tree frog was the highlight for the boys (and for Scott). When we were choosing a name, Isaac decided to combine the last names of our favorite biologists: Jim Kern and Steve Irwin => Kerwin. 
This kind of frog is considered "tameable" and a great frog for beginners. She is bright green during the day and muddy brown at night. Since she is so big, we enjoy holding her and watching her climb around in her terrarium. Occasionally, we take her out to feed her some crickets. She eats 4-6 of them a week. She's pretty low maintenance and we think it is really cool to have a live amphibian in the house! It's also nice to bring more balance to the girl/boy ratio in our home :)
