Latley....

Nothing really new to update, just what we've been up to lately....

I got my hair colored. I love it!

Chad had a campout with the scouts, and when he got home he was a little tired to say the least....

Dinner with friends!

One of my friends and I decided to make some freezer jam. We had no idea how big of a task we were taking on!

Roasting hot dogs

The kids have been so wonderful lately. They are getting along so well and it makes me so happy to see them together. 

His big browns. 

Our closet chicks hatched! This is one of the things I hated about this house when we moved in. I have a door in my closet that has all of our breakers in it. Every spring we have a nest of about 6-8 eggs. They get to be SO loud in the morning and it used to drive me so crazy. I have learned to love this about our little house :)

Dress up in the mornings!

We are so lucky to have dad work from home. He gets to play with us in the mornings sometimes!

Grace had a carnival at her school and Mike was over the moon excited. 

The birds.

 It was Mikey's turn to go camping with dad. He was one happy camper. 

In a few years this one will be tagging along. 

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We were in charge of feeding the horses one Saturday. I think we may have to get horses one day.

Chickens

This Easter was a fun one for us! The Easter Bunny left the kids 5 baby chicks in their baskets! The kids were thrilled and couldn't believe they got such a fun thing. These were some tough chickens, especially Mikeys. Mike took his chicky everywhere. They would get up in the morning and run outside to play with them. I couldn't believe how attached they got in such a short time. When the chicks were about a month old they were sitting out in the sun for about an hour and we realized the black one had heat stroke. We hurried and brought him in the shade but it was too late. Zorro had passed on :( Then that same night the neighbors dog broke into the box and killed another one. The kids were so devastated so we figured it was time to fix up the coop outside so they would be safe. The next day I told Grace to go check on the chicks and see how they did their first night in the coop and I could hear her screaming. I ran outside and the neighbors dog had dug under the coop and killed the other three. It was SO sad! I told the kids sometimes these things happen and I promised we would go get more after school. They were excited to pick out their own this time. Now we have 4 and the kids adore them also. They miss the first batch, but they are happy to have new ones too. 

This is Graky (Grace and Mikey mixed)

Of course Mike named this one.

This is the new batch. They were hatched on the Sat before we got them. They are only 5 days old in this pic!

Indie is in the front, then Pork, then Annabelle, then Graky.

Pork. Because he's the "other white one"

  Bringing home the new batch!

Right after Zorro died :(

Mike and I buried the other three while Grace was at school. She was having a hard time so we thought it would be best to take care of it while she was gone. 

Realizing Zorro had died. 

 This is the first batch. 

Blue, Buttercup, Tiny, Fatguy, and Zorro.

Tiny

Buttercup

Grace took Tiny everywhere. 

the babies. 

Roxy is hilarious with the chickens. She gets stressed out when they start to wander so she tries so hard to keep them all together. I think she's glad we only have 4 now.