No Ordinary White Elephant Gift

This was epic!!!  On the way home from youth group a few weeks ago the kids mentioned that they were having a white elephant gift exchange and Brandon suggested they bring our rooster.  The kids were all in immediately, me not so much, but it was funny to think about.  There were no rules specifically stating that the gift could not be alive so we ended up landing on they could bring it IF Wyatt could catch it and IF Brandon stayed nearby to assist when the rooster inevitably got loose in the church.  

A few days before this was all to happen we found ourself at Goodwill purchasing gifts for the other kids to give and Wyatt found a collar and asked if he could put it on "Frank" the rooster.  I said sure so we bought a collar with a bell and a leash and that night Wyatt went out and caught it and put the collar on it.  I was going to video tape it but he did it so fast.  I couldn't believe the rooster didn't go crazy as it's never been handled before but what do I know.

Day of the gift exchange came and I had wrapped a box, all but one side, poked some holes in it, and the boys went out, caught Frank, and stuffed him in the box.  Apparently I underestimated the kids and overestimated the rooster because the crazy bird let us drop him in the box and barely made a peep. 

Catching Frank

Wrapping Frank

Wyatt carried the box to church, set it in the pile of gifts, and it didn't alert anyone to the fact that it was a rooster until the girl who choose it picked it up and he shifted in the box.  At this point the kids say she said she'd changed her mind but was told she had chosen it and had to open it.  

She did and gave out a little scream but then the crazy bird just sat there in the box while Jr. High girls petted him and brought him water and while he was stolen 3 times and eventually actually went home with someone.  I still laugh thinking about the whole thing.  Brandon is so proud as they will now be adding rules to the gift exchange for all future years, Wyatt is so proud as his gift will remain unmatched, I'm so happy to be rid of our rooster, and Frank should be so happy to be alive as his days were numbered here.  

Sadie says she isn't sure if everyone understood that it was a rooster and not a hen but hey we did what we could.  Hillarious!!!!