Baby Doves

On Hayden's birthday, July 9th, we were singing him happy birthday and then a huge storm hit.  I just happened to be filming, and we caught the storm on tape.  We had just returned from eating at Chuy's for Hayden's birthday and all of a sudden it started to hail and within a minute a huge downwind came barreling through and knocked down half of our fence.  It knocked down all of the Bradford Pear Trees in our neighborhood and even knocked a basketball hoop on a neighbor's corvette.  Anyhow, as we were surveying the damage in the neighborhood in the aftermath of the storm, we noticed 2 baby, white-winged doves that had fallen out of the tree.   We placed them on the bushes in front of our house on some towels.   One lasted about four days, but the other one made it to adulthood.  We still see it, from time to time.  It will come and sit on the top of our roof or on the tree or bushes that were its home for a time.  It took the dove about ten days to learn how to fly , and it had hardly any feathers when we found them.  The dove brings a smile to my face every time I spot it.

4th of July Festivities

At the Avery Ranch Fireworks on July 3rd.

The show was short, but sweet.  There were lots of ants.

Neighborhood Parade.

My brother Craig, and his wife, Courtney

It was sooo humid and they extended the route. We were sweating, bad!

My brother Chad and Molly

Rowan and my mom were the caboose of the parade.  Rowan would just catch all of the candy the boy scouts were throwing.

About to get soaked by the firetruck.

Water balloon fun while daddy smokes some ribs and sausage.

Lighting fireworks in the front yard.  Craig's nads saved Nads. The fireworks were big and dangerous, this year. One hit me, Craig, and Rowan.

Mr. & Mrs. Keating (my sister Heather and her hubby Billy)

Rowan gave this year's festivities a thumbs up!