Garrett's Graduation

Brandon's little brother, Garrett graduated this past friday night! We're so proud of him for all the hard work that he put in order to reach this huge milestone in his life! Here are a few pics of the special night.

Waiting to receive his diploma

All smiles :)

He's so good-looking!

Sending a "shout out" to Mom and Dad!

Celebrating with some friends!

Congrats on graduating!!! We love you, Garrett! :)

McTinlge Farm Springtime Update

So, Brandon wanted me to do my annual Springtime update for the McTingle Farm. We've had our ups and downs. But we've definitely grown quite a bit since last year.

We recently acquired some bunny rabbits. We originally we only going to get 2 from Rhonda Dickey. However, I sent Brandon and Mike to pick them up. BIG mistake. He came home with 4 rabbits AND a duck. But she also sent us home with a nice little setup for the rabbits, so it turned out pretty well. The bunnies are super sweet. :) Below is a picture of the big male rabbit. I think he's the prettiest of them all.

This is the beautiful female Mallard duck we got from Rhonda. She thinks she's a chicken.

Slick Willy is just as crazy as ever. However, we have him on a tether so he can't jump on my car or climb on top of the shed roof anymore... the crazy knucklehead thinks he's a mountain goat.


Cute little baby goat and her momma, Maggie. Brandon wants to name her Annie. I think it suits her! She looks just like her daddy!


Every year we have blackberries that grow out in the yard. They're pretty yummy and the goats love 'em!


These little guys are Broad-breasted Common Turkeys. Once they reach adulthood, they can get up to 55lbs! They'll be so fat that they literally won't be able to walk anymore. They're actually on the menu for Thanksgiving this year :) And no, I refuse to name them for that reason!

Lots of our new adolescent chicks with little the baby goat... They're pecking at a mineral block that we got for Maggie while she was pregnant.

Our big rooster and his favorite hen taking a nap...

These are some new baby chicks. They will grow up to lay green eggs :) Super cute little babies!


An last but not least! The newest additions to the family are some baby parakeets. My nephew, Dallin, gave us a parakeet last year. His name was Sammy. Brandon decided shortly thereafter that Sammy needed a friend... Well, a girlfriend, to be more specific. Needless to say, Sammy fell in love with his girlfriend. He would ruffle his feathers, give her soft pecks on the beak, and even feed her! Well, his wooing worked and the two love birds got married and had babies! 3 to be exact. They look kinda gross now, but they'll grow up to be very cute! Can't wait for that! We'll be selling them too! So if anyone wants a hand-raised parakeet, let me know now that way I can keep it on hold for you! They're only $20!

Yay for Baby Goats!

At about 3:45pm this afternoon I got a text from Brandon. I looked down, and there I saw a picture of the cutest little black goat I've ever seen!!! Maggie finally gave birth to a little girl! She doesn't have a name yet. It was Adrienne's birhtday today so she gets to honor of naming the cute little thing. :)

Anyway, here are a few pics of the baby girl!

Nice and healthy! She looks just like her daddy (Slick Willy)!

Maggie Mae and her new baby girl! She's soooo cute and tiny!

Only a few minutes old and already standing! :) This is the picture Brandon took and texted to me. It was a few minutes after she was born. She walked right up to B for her close-up shot!

Church Activities - Cub Scout Day Camp

So these past couple of weekends have been packed full of church activities! :) First, we had the Cub Scout Day Camp and invited the Denham Springs Stake to join us. Brandon taught the canoeing classes and a couple of the BB Gun classes.

Grad Pics

So I found some graduation pics that I never posted! So, I figured I'd go ahead and put them up!

Dad, Me, Brandon, and Mom!
Sneakin' pics before the ceremony

Me and Wen

MeMa and Madalyn waiting for the ceremony to start

Jonathan flew all the way from Utah to see me graduate. Thanks Bro!

The Employer and his wife :) Aka, Joel and Holly!

Ms. Kim and Lauren showin' the support!

Jonathan, Joel, and Me

The whole crew! Thanks for all the support! Love you all!

A Tribute to Max

So last Friday night, our little pup Max passed away. He was hit by our neighboor's truck accidentally, and unfortunately didn't make it. He was such a good little pup and Brandon and I will miss him a lot.

But because the experience was a traumatic one (a bit too much for the blog) we decided to go ahead a get a new puppy so that Brandon could put this terrible experience out of his mind and focus on happier things.

So on Saturday, we headed down to New Orleans and picked up Hercules...a GREAT DANE! He's no Max, but he is absolutely wonderful in his own ways! And we already love him to pieces! He follows Brandon absolutely everywhere he goes (which is what Max used to do). It's pretty cute to watch.

He is 4 months old and already weighs 50lbs! At 1st I was kinda sad that he wasn't a little pup, but then I found out that he's potty trained!!! Which is AWESOME!

The night we got him, we had Joel, Holly, KK, Eli, Jelani, and Taylor over for dinner. The whole time they were here, he slept soundly next to the couch by Brandon's feet. Eli put his temperment to the test by patting on him, tugging a bit on his tail, and even SAT on him... Hercules didn't even flinch. He was OUT! Another thing that we love about Hercules is that he loves to cuddle! (Which I find quite hilarious seeing as how he's a huge thing) On our way to hang out with Adam & Erica, he wiggled his way from the back seat so that the whole front half of his body rested in Brandon's lap. Too cute. :) Anyway, here are a few pics from today!

The Heils

On 8/1, Ms. Kim and Mr. Todd were married! It was a beautiful ceremony and we're so excited that Mr. Todd is part of our family.

For their honeymoon, they headed down to a city a little south of Cancun. Here are some pics from their excursion.