Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Its a family tradition

Every year since 1990 my mom has gotten ducks in the spring.  The first two ducks were presents for my sister and I from the Easter Bunny. They were Pekin Ducks and we named them "Easter" and "Elaine".  We loved those ducks and carried them around like they were real babies, until they were too big to hold anymore.  Each year our setup got more elaborate, first a cardboard box, then a small burlap pen, and one year we even dug up a spot in the yard and put in a small pond.

20 years later was Rylie's turn.  She got to meet the baby ducks for the first time today.  They sat together on the blanket and at first she didn't know what to think.  Then when it started moving she was intrigued.  She would reach for it, pet it and even got to hold it for a moment.  It was so sweet.



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