Our Family is Growing!

Our kids finally have a pet! Well, um, sort of. Let me explain, no. It will take too long, let me sum up. :) (Yeah, Princess Bride!!)

A few months ago, Hubby got this great idea to hang tomatoes upside down in a hanging basket. Apparently it didn't work very well and within a month the tomatoes were dead. As a result, we now have a fantastic nesting spot for our local pigeons. We've had not one, but two families of pigeons that have nested & hatched in our little tomato wasteland that hangs right outside our door on our back patio.

The entire family has become caught up with this. We've taken pictures to document the cycle.

Here's the first set of babies.

Before we knew it, they had flown the coop. I was amazed at the sense of loss we all felt to realize that they had flown away. I took advantage of the first family leaving before we were ready and documented a little bit more diligently.

Here is the second little family (not even two days old).

The mother and father are very protective, but I think that they've gotten used to the fact that we are regularly so close. They won't even fly away if we come outside anymore.

Right now, the second batch of birds are getting ready to fly. They are already so much bigger than this last photo and I feel like a proud mama every time I watch them.

This has been such a fun time for our family. Who knows, maybe we WILL get a dog?! But then again, we've been spoiled with a pet that will take care of itself without even a little bit of help from us. Hmmm, maybe we'll start with a fish and see how long it survives before attempting something that will pee all over my carpet.