A Big Toy for a Big Boy

We will be celebrating a big day in three weeks; Jack's 5th birthday! It feels like just yesterday when I held him in my hand. He was right about the size of my hand, he had so much energy; I really thought I was going to drop him. Those were happy days for us. We went to see him every week for 9 months, until we could bring him home. He is such a joy in our life, I really don't know who we would be without him. A lot of people we know are afraid of birds, and let me tell you it took me a couple of weeks going to a bird store almost everyday playing with another macaw to get used to them. Most of the people in my family and Chad's have come to know and love Jack as there own, always coming over to say hey and visit with him. I think all of his family has made him the bird he is. Vicki, the breeder that we got him from says he is one of the best birds that she has ever had come back to her.

So to mark this momentous occasion we went out and bought Jack a new toy; a big toy! He has already torn half of it up. I feel sure we will have to order another one before his actual birthday. He has had a ball all weekend playing with his new toy. I am hoping if I order him an even bigger toy that maybe he might forgive us for being gone on his birthday. He is turning 5 on May 15th, unfortunately we are leaving May 15th to go see the Blue Angels, just one night though. Hopefully on the Sunday after the Blue Angels we can have a cookout for him, and make some birdy friendly kabobs. Maybe we'll bring him back a surprise from Beaufort, SC.