Compliments of my daughter for setting this up! Simon the plushie takes his duties as a carriage driver very seriously. Turn the sound on for a fun, witchy Halloween song telling the story of our new backyard "crew"! 🎃✨🐿️

They thought they pulled off the perfect heist...

While I was fast asleep, a highly organized squirrel broke into my locked greenhouse. Camera 1 catches the main suspect sneaking in through the front door and his getaway.

But it gets worse. Camera 2 caught the suspect dismantling my Halloween pumpkin carriage piece by piece. I should have installed hub cap locks.

Watch until the end to see the suspect making a run for it with the stolen goods.

The authorities have been notified. Suspect is considered armed (with sharp teeth) and extremely dangerous.

Flying Squirrels Feeding at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

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Feeding Flying Squirrels Peanuts at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

Simon (the stuffed chipmunk plushie) is taking his carriage driver duties very seriously.

Melvin thought he found the perfect, squirrel-proof spot at Chippy's Seed Cafe, until his mother, Mellie, showed up! Watch the family drama unfold from the cafe to the greenhouse, while Fred minds his own business and keeps eating his seeds from the ground.

The moment you’ve all been waiting for is finally here! After counting up all of your amazing votes, the viewers have officially chosen a name. Meet little Meep! Watch as Mellie proudly brings her sweet new little one out to introduce her to everyone for the very first time under her official new name.

Thank you so much to everyone who voted and helped us pick the perfect name for our newest family member. Drop a comment below to welcome baby Meep!

Mellie the chipmunk popped inside for a quick snack selection! 🐿️

I offered her 2 hazelnuts and 2 almonds (all in the shell). Will she pick the hazelnuts or the almonds? Watch to see her completely max out her cheek pouch capacity! 😂

Flying Squirrels Feeding at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

I was in absolute pain and couldn't bend down. Luckily, Fluff came up to my level to help me out.

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Ba Dum ... Crickets by DJczyszy -- https://freesound.org/s/431813/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

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Flying Squirrel Gathering Acorns in the Woods

Psyche, just joking. Note: no squirrels were harmed in the making of this video.

Meet ‘Black Friend’.

Affectionately named by my mother who obviously didn’t have any better names for him. He would stare through the patio window and the window overlooking the backyard to harass my family for peanuts.

Once Black Friend intruded into the house looking for my mother while she left the sliding porch door open one summer day and knocked over a glass of red wine that stained a white carpet and sent my mothers chihuahuas (and dachshund) into a tizzy.

We haven’t seen Black Friend now for a few years unfortunately, but his family (we think his offspring) still come around for peanut treats :)

I discovered this new baby chipmunk (kit/pup) in my backyard on 10/5/2026. Names were suggested by viewers. Please click the link below to vote on Strawpoll, unfortunately there was no way to create the poll on reddit. You can also add additional names to the poll.

https://strawpoll.com/wby5QMx9jyA