Rocky Raccoon

A couple of days ago, Daddy and Rylan spotted a raccoon in a tree behind our house. Rylan has a love for animals so he thought that this was especially cool. The raccoon hung out in this tree for most of the day and Rylan kept insisting on going outside to see him. I think we went outside about a zillion times before the raccoon finally left the tree. Even though the raccoon is gone now, Rylan still often looks out the window just to see if by chance he has returned. When he realizes that he hasn't, he waves his hand and says "Bye, bye!" We hope he stops by for another visit soon!

Since the raccoon siting, Rylan has developed a new best friend; our dog Libby's stuffed raccoon named Rocky. He's been in our house since before Rylan was born, but he never noticed until now. Thankfully Libby doesn't play with it anymore, because Rylan and Rocky are now inseparable. They snuggle on the couch together, eat together, and sleep together. I can only imagine what will happen when Rylan spots another animal in our backyard.