Harvey

At the beginning of the summer Todd's family dog, Rex, was chasing a little baby duck around the yard. Brenda was able to snatch the duck from Rex, but could not find it's mother. She knew how much Todd loves ducks, so she gave the little guy to him to raise. He was so tiny and cute. We named him Harvey.

Todd loved Harvey. There were times where I'd be inside and notice Todd had been missing for a while. I found him in the garage holding Harvey.



It is hard to believe after only a few months little Harvey turned into this...










Todd tried to get Harvey to fly, but his attempts would always end with Harvey doing a face plant into the ground. One day I came home from work and Todd was all sweaty and was holding a flashlight. I asked him what he had been doing and he told me he had been searching for Harvey all night long, Harvey had flown away. Poor Todd, his little friend was gone, without a proper good-bye. Todd held out hope for a few days that Harvey would return. He said, "He'll be back in the morning, I know him." Harvey never came back, but I told Todd that is a sign he was a good mother, Harvey is able to leave the nest and be on his own.

July Festivities

July was really busy,with school and work, but we managed to have a lot of fun. Here's what we have been up to. Caution: This will be a really long post!

First up, was the Fourth of July, one of the best holidays ever. We went to the Western Stampede Rodeo with the Margetts and had a really fun time.











We also managed to get away for a short camping trip with my family. Of course a camp is not a camp without a good theme right??! The theme was "Bill and Carlene's Zoo" (which is very fitting). Every family had to pick an animal to be. Todd and I were Kangaroos, aka: Big Roo and Lil Roo. Todd was pretty offended that he was Big Roo.




This is my hot Grandma and Grandpa, don't they look good? Aunt B put their faces on the Crocodile Hunter and his wife's bodies.


The Zoo Keepers:


Lil Roo and Big Roo:


Haha, I love their outfits, they are Penguins:


Alligators:


Lions:


We went on a really fun hike around Silver Lake. It was so pretty up there.













We had a really good time, I definitely need to spend more time camping!

Up next: Pioneer Day. We always go to the Bees game on the 24th of July. It was really fun and relaxing. The fireworks show was really good.











I can't believe summer is almost over. It is crazy how fast the past couple months have gone by. It will be Halloween and Christmas before we know it!Ahhhh!!!!