Barn Swallows and Feral Pigs

The feral pigs have come through the property again. This makes 4 times, that I know of, this year. Usually, they just come through once or twice. They are destructive little beasts! They come through during the night plowing up the ground looking for grubs and things. They are really strong. Our soil is very rocky and after they're done with it the ground looks like someone on a tractor came through and tilled the soil. It's wild.

The first image is a pig footprint. It's pretty big. Then, the second is Nina standing in one of the areas that they dug up. That was green grass the day before.

Also, I checked the Barn Swallows' nest and there were no Cowbird eggs--yay!

I've decided 9 month-old Evan is more like a lizard than a baby. He crawls so fast it's not funny. He darts around, pauses for a moment and takes in the lay of the land, then darts off again--just like a little lizard. It's very cute.

He's also cruising a lot more. That's when he stands up holding onto something like a chair and walks along grabbing onto other pieces of furniture or baby fences and makes his way around. I bought him a little walking toy. He stands up and pushes it, walking along with it -- amazing.

His baby teeth are growing in. He got his 2 lower teeth at the same time and they peek out when he smiles. Overall, he seems to be doing extremely well, but boy, does he have a personality. He's starting to throw little fits when he doesn't get his way. Not so cute...

Not too much else to report. I've got to write quickly b/c Evan does not like it when I'm on the computer. He prefers my attention be focused on him. Eventually, he'll learn the cruel truth that the world does not revolve around him but I won't let him in on that ugly secret yet.

We took him to Dallas for a wedding. One of Scott's cousins got married and they had the ceremony and the reception at her parents' house. It was very family oriented, everybody brought their kids, so it was nice. It was Evan's first trip to Dallas. The wedding was on Saturday and Sunday was Mother's Day. We decided to stay overnight and went to a Mother's Day brunch at Del Frisco's, one of Scott's favorite restaurants in Dallas. This, of course, was my first mother's day where I got to be on the receiving end. Very cool.