the bear...

We got to Columbia pretty late. Everyone had stayed up waiting for us, so naturally, we stayed up even later before going to bed.  We heard about the bears that Uncle Jim had been feeding in the backyard.  That is all it took for Devin, our child that usually sleeps until noon, to wake up unassisted at the buttcrack of dawn...literally.  These bears only come into the backyard at dawn and dusk.  So, Devin proceeds to wake Chad and I up at 5:00 in the morning to let us know that he has spotted a bear.  Chad takes the camera and walks down into the backyard to get a good picture.  I was so scared the whole time he was out there. Uncle Jim says this one was only about 250 pounds, which is small compared to the 400 pound one he has seen.  Needless to say, the children never played in the yard unattended during our visit. :)