Frog and Toad

One of my all time favorite books when I was a wee lad was "Frog and Toad are Friends" by Arnold Lobel. It's the magical tale of a frog. And a toad. Who are friends.



Samantha and I have heard that it benefits unborn children greatly to be read to, so we decided to cut out the casual swearing and violent threats against one another and read to our baby. As luck would have it we happened to be in a bookstore the day we decided this and we were delighted to make our first baby purchase, "Frog and Toad Together." There were other choices to be sure, (Frog and Toad on Death Row, Frog and Toad's Meth Lab, and Frog and Toad and the Hungry Snake) but we felt this would be a fine choice. Reading to our belly fruit was a ton of fun and when the latest sonogram showed a pair of webbed feet, Sam and I looked into each others' eyes and grinned.
Because the books and illustrations are near and dear to our hearts I think we might be looking at a frog and toad themed nursery. And what better way to start of this nursery? Why by hiring two consultants to help us develop the proper atmosphere for the nursery. We found these two blokes to help us:



Of course, no one gets into our Mojobrand house without first clearing security. Sox and Chico put them through a lengthy interview and they passed with flying colors. Christmas Frog, jealous that other amphibians were potentially muscling in on his territory, convinced Shoulders that Frog and Toad were actually stealing our bananas to sell to out of work lawnmower technicians. Outraged at this apparent thievery, Shoulders sprang into action. Mojo was able to capture this on the digital camera he got for Christmas:



You gotta love his moxie, but he's really quite awful in a fight.