JB to the rescue!

Monday was a cooolllld day here on Eglin AFB. Well, not cold compared to Minnesota, but cold compared to Eglin AFB. I decided to wait until JB could watch Isaac before venturing into the cold with Scrubs for a trip to the Bay.

As I've mentioned on the blog before, Scrubs usually fills his days at the bay by playing with his Frisbee or playing with his buddy Deuce. However, on Monday, the dogs playdate was interrupted when an injured bird meandered up onto the scene. Thank goodness the dogs didn't hurt the poor bird, and all of us jumped into action. Bobbie ran in the house to call JB, I managed to lug Deuce into the house and away from the bird, eldest son Robert secured Scrubs to a leash, and the girls, Paige and Brooke, kept an eye on the bird until JB could get home. Seven-year-old Matthew was there too -- running around in his warm ski mask -- leftover from their prior base assignment in Alaska.

I headed home to watch Isaac, and JB headed to the Bay to get the bird. It turned out to be an American Coot. The poor little guy had a broken leg.

All four kids decided to ride with JB to an animal rescue facility in Niceville while I stayed home with a napping Isaac. They were hoping they'd get to meet with the doctor and find out if the bird would make it or not, but the facility simply accepted the bird, and JB and the kids were forced to return home without any more information than that! We have no idea whether the Coot survived or not, but at least we tried to save it's life!

Once back at the house, there was a little time for Scrubs and Isaac to get some attention before the kids headed back to their house, and we headed out the door to run some errands.

Here's Robert getting Scrubs to rollover. Somehow I managed to capture him in mid-roll which is actually quite an accomplishment -- his rolls are very fast. Silly Scrubs is doing all these tricks for one tiny piece of kibble. :)

Here's the other three kiddos with Isaac: Matthew, Brooke, and Paige. Brooke and Paige have been starting to do some babysitting for Isaac. The great thing is, they can watch Scrubs at the same time since there are two of them to tag team the dynamic duo!

Here's all the kids (including JB) taking a look at the type of bird they found on the Internet.