Ken and Brenna

We are taking full advantage of summer today as we feel the seasons start to shift in Upstate NY. We spent the morning doing some outdoor yoga with this beautiful view of lake Ontario (pictured). This is one of our favorite spots to go to for food on the lake, and during the summer they clear the deck for some Saturday morning yoga. Now we intend to spend the rest of the day soaking up the sun by our pool. We both love summer, but are also looking forward to cool nights, fires, and pumpkin spice in the weeks to come

Yesterday on our afternoon walk with Fred, we stumbled upon a tiny baby chipmunk- and I mean stumbled because Ken had to practically push me from nearly stepping on the little guy! We then noticed another nearby who was not looking very active :( They were so tiny and cute! Their little eyes were still closed and they could hardly walk without toppling over. Ken ran home and grabbed a box and some gloves as I kept watch. Two little girls came by and said they saw the babies out a while ago. So we decided to take them with us. Ken searched the area and we found number 3 on the side of the road! We took them home, put them in our attic for the warmth with a space heater going, and ran to the store to get some puppy formula and some pedialyte for hydration. We started making calls and posts and thankfully in the evening got in touch with someone who runs a non profit wildlife rehabilitation program. Before making the trip to her, we went one last time to search the area again and sure enough… we found one more!!! They were all doing well and we got some fluid and food in them. Late last night we dropped them off, and will continue to follow their journey on social media. Wishing these little babies the best as they grow bigger and stronger and can hopefully be released back into the wild!

After the experience we reflected on how important we think it will be to instill in our future child to respect and value all life, no matter how big or how small❤️