Uninvited Guest

I came upstairs Saturday morning after eating breakfast... and saw a silhouette of a bird. I first wondered to myself, 'how is that bird perched on our window outside, there's no ledge?' and then I noticed the 2 little feet showing underneath the blinds... on the inside of the window.

so I called Eric upstairs and a lil chase ensued. (Video forthcoming)

Turns out, this particular starling completed the work of boring a hole in the wall from the outside, pushed his nest into the girl's bedroom, and then realized he was inside and didn't like it so well after all.

Later that night, Eric was poking around in his hole and got startled by a bushy tail in his face! That squirrel didn't waste any time moving in to a vacant place of warmth! Currently the hole is corked with newspapers. The last thing we need is a rabid critter scampering around in our girls' beds.

between the termite damage, the 'oops'es from having little ones, and now the 2 inch hole connecting interior with exterior---I wonder if our management will hate us/our apartment when we move?

Lil Friends and Polar Bear Video!

Our great friends are moving on in life, heading out of Columbus towards new things. They moved in right about the same time we did just a few apartments down, have a daughter just about Gwen's age, and are pretty much amazing in every way. We headed to the zoo together... and had a blast despite the indomitable heat!

Don't you love all the great reactions? Well, Lil Atticus slept right through all of it. But Charlotte's face is priceless: I gotta admit, that Polar exhibit is really cool! We timed it just right to see some great things. Like the following video:

Well, this is not the proper forum to say my goodbyes. But I will say that we love you guys so much! I know Gwen will still continue to ask to play with Charlotte every day... it will be so hard for her to understand. I DO understand and it is still hard for me. We will really miss you!