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. 

Logan

This boy LOVES the stairs. And if you have been through my house, you know we have death stairs. They are narrow and steep and scare me to death. I don't have a baby gate so we used a chair for a long time. It worked OK until he figured out how to get around it. 

Max.

Jake and Mike at Grandma and Grandpas house. Every time we see Jake Mikey says how he is his best friend for weeks and weeks after. 

The boys did some chipping in the orchard over the weekend. Mikey loved ever second of the loud chipper and the tractor. This boy was  in heaven. 

King of the mountain!

Grace is such a big help when she wants to be. 

You would think on my third baby I would learn to keep an extra outfit and diaper in the car. Owen blew out and it was our last diaper while we were downtown. Sooo he was naked in the car seat for a bit. But as you can tell, he wasn't complaining. 

I can't take it. He is growing like a weed! He is ten months and Mike wore these pants when he was over a year. 

Grace made people on popsicle sticks and when I went in to tuck her in she had made them a little bed with her. 

He will always love the kids table :)

This picture really makes me so happy. Mikey idolizes his Grandpa Staheli. I think he gets it from his dad. 

Dentist trip!