Double Blessings

Friday, April 16

New Additions

We doubled the size of our family overnight....

and added 4 chicks to our family. Yes, really! We are going to keep chickens in our backyard.
We chose 2 Black Star pullets and 2 Barred Rock pullets. They'll soon live in a cozy coop in our backyard and by the end of summer they'll be supplying us with fresh eggs.

Katie, holding "Fuzzworth", her chicken

Meg, holding her chicken, "Fluff"

I spent several months researching backyard chickens and talked with a lady who lives a few blocks from us who has kept chickens in her backyard for several years. Just in case you are interested, here are some helpful places to get more information: My Pet Chicken and Backyard Chickens.

Sunday, April 4

Easter Weekend

Roasting Peeps over the campfire with friends

Thursday, April 1

Laying Low

We were hit with the crummy virus that is going around this week...

so we've been resting a lot and doing easy crafts.

We've also been watching Molly the Barn Owl feed her babies. We're hoping to see the one remaining egg hatch today.

Tuesday, March 23

Tea Party Lunch

We had a change in our plans today, so we had an impromptu tea party for lunch.

Sunday, March 21

Easter Garden

This weekend we made an Easter garden. Katie (directly below) and Meg enjoyed going to the nursery to pick out the plants they wanted in the garden.

It was a fun family project and looks nice as a centerpiece on our kitchen table. We found the idea here.

Saturday, March 20

Happy Spring!

Meg and Katie went on a scavenger hunt this morning to find their baskets of Spring treats and later today we'll have an egg hunt in our backyard. We're also planning to buy some flowers, look through seed catalogs to plan our garden, and do some spring crafts. Hooray for Spring!