Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Elephant in the backyard?

Ok, since the last post didn't captivate too many (and thank you to those that it did :))...try this out for kicks...

Yesterday as I was working at my desk and Brayden was in the living room watching tv, I hear him scream "...he's back, he's back..." I ask him "who's back?". He says "...him!!!!!". Now, mind you that my parents were to be showing up at around this time, so I think that he's seen them outside. So I get up and go the front and don't see them there, but I do see Brayden standing on the couch pointing outside towards the playgroud. And he hollers at me "...LLLLOOOOOOOKKKK...it's a, it's a...ELEPHANT!" Well, of course I HAD to look! :) It wasn't exactly and elephant, but it was an animal that we'd yet to see in our backyard. It was a HUGE racoon. And as I spot him (after a very good chuckle), he attacks a squirrel, snatchs him up in his mouth, and runs up the tree. Now my first thought is ...is it rabid? Cause I thought if a nocturnal animal came out in the day that it might be rabid. Plus, it'd just attacked and killed a squirrel!! I didn't knwo they did that (but they do). So I called the animal control lady and she said that since yesterday was over cast that it probably threw him off. And since he wasn't appearing to be walking "drunk", and was able to make it up a tree...we should be good. But to just give him his space.

When Brayden got up this morning and the sun came out...he did look for the elephant, but he wasn't there. I'm wondering what type zoo animal might appear in my backyard today?!!?

5 comments:

Jen said...

Awww. He comes up with some cute stuff. Write it all down for sure. Before you know it, he'll be in HIGH SCHOOL LIKE MINE!!!(almost!)

Kim :) said...

To funny! That i hope the "elephant" has made his way to other places now! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that a big water buffalo doens't show up next!!

Got to love those babies!!

The Oldies said...

I think IT IS ALL A HOAKS BECAUSE GRANDPA AND i DIDN'T SEE ANY ELEPHANT OR RACOON. lOVE THAT BABY BOY

LIKE HE SAID ABOUT THE GAGA IT'S NOT REAL.

lOVE YOU MOM

BETH REMILLARD said...

You really need to take that baby out more!! Poor thing doesn't know what an elephant looks like!! hahaha Crazy kids!! We just got back from Carrie's and had a blast!

The Oldies said...

Now listen people, with a big brother like this little man has , he has big shoes to fill so it had to be something big like what he said it was.
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