And We're Back

I am running behind on blogging this week but I've been traveling with work.

In case you are curious, the sleepover with Carson went very well. We actually did pretty good with the schedule but there was a small interruption; we rescued a bird. When Carson and I got home I saw a bird flopping around in the bushes. I thought "Oh no!! He has a broken wing!" When Beau got home we checked it out to find the bird had gotten caught in some type of netting. I have no idea where he got into at but he ended up in our front yard. It was so pitiful because he had the net wrapped around his wings, legs and neck.

Being the animal lover that I am I grabbed gloves and scissors and Team Thornton proceeded to rescue the little guy. This whole process was so easy as Carson wanted to be in the middle of it. I kept telling him to get on the porch and watch from there but he found it far more interesting to stand practically on top of us and ask, "Is that bird gonna bite Hunka Beau?" The bird actually did nip Beau at one point, actually. I'm sure it gave Carson a healthy respect for wildlife.

After about ten minutes of unwrapping and cutting the net off of the bird he was free. He was perfectly fine but his heart is probably still racing after literally being manhandled.

After the dramatic rescue we made ice cream (big hit, by the way) and then made a fort. Here is a picture of Carson and "Hunka Beau" in it.

This is where we slept for the night too. As Carson was lying beside Beau he said, "Hunka Beau, we had a pretty good day, huh?" If that doesn't melt your heart this next statement will. "Hunka Beau, I like you. I'm gonna miss you." Beau ate it up. We will have to make Carson sleepovers a regular from now on.