The Bridge

We finally finished the bridge over the creek this week along with mowing most of the 12 acres. It took all day but was so much fun. As you can tell, the creek is a little low. Over one week with no rain and it is killing us.

The Chicks Arrived!

Our Barred Rock chicks came Thursday. They are so cute. And funny (picture two chicks with one worm stretched between them, worm gets longer and chicks get more and more frantic).

Here they are all huddled under their heat lamp first thing in the morning.

A view of their house and the garden.

More on the Chicken Coop

Today we worked some more on the chicken coop (the chicks arrive in a week or so!!). Ron is just about done with the yard roof and then he will start on fencing it in. It has been a ton of work and no end in sight! Trim, more paint and the interior still to do, plus electrical and water. Store bought eggs would have been a lot cheaper.

Abby and Eli After Church Easter Sunday

Abby eating a chocolate bunny. This won't hurt her appetite for dinner one bit! Look at this great pic of Eli!! He is not making a pig face, devil horns, snarls or any of the many faces of Eli when a camera comes out. An Easter miracle.

Abby's elaborate hair do. And Jen says I need a hobby....

More on the chicken coup

As you can see, the roof and siding are up and the priming has started. But due to rain, it will be a day or two before it is ready for the barn red paint to go on. When Ron is home this next month, the play yard will get started and also the trim on the coup. This thing is big (for chickens) and I am so excited to get it done and chicks in it.

The Chicken Coup

So, I thought it would be great to get some chickens this year, which meant we would need a coup and my husband really ran with it. The stones for the foundation came out of the woods behind our field.

10 X 10, which means I can have a nice size flock. Plus there will be a fenced yard for them. It will be so cool and I will post more pics as we complete different phases.

Vacation in California

We went out to California for a week to see family and attend Archer's blessing. It was great to see Debi's family.

We went to the zoo with Mark's family, and fed the giraffes. The boys said they would rather not do that again.

Wow, that turtle was sure big!!!

Ronan and Odin.

Archer on Grandma's lap again.

My hubby, his brothers and nephew in law helping Mark out on his addition.

Ray taking stock of the project...

These old guys complain all-the-time!!!!

What did I get myself into?

Odin and Ronan were big helpers too.

The view is great.

Long shot of the addition.

The Joists going up.

A bit of relaxation after Mark's slave driving all day. Ray was an awesome race car driver.

Ron, Russ and Justin playing Wii.

Ray's truck was stuck in the snow Sunday morning after it had snowed all the night before.

On the way to church we had a bit of snow too.

Church on Sunday for the blessing. Ray, Russ, Odin, Ron and Mark.

Baby Archer being so sweet.

Ronan caught holding still for two seconds.

Ummm...snow cones from fresh snow!!!