Easter 2010

The Extraordinary eggs that Robert and Miranda Colored! No tablets this year. We mixed our own colors using food coloring, vinegar, and boiling water. Lots a fun!

Easter has brought us lots of new surprises and faces to the farm.

Firstly, starting Thursday we have had six eggs hatch from our own chickens in our electric hen. Three Turken x Barred Rocks that I am eager to see what happens with their feathering. They have all hatched as Turkens, but we will have to wait to see if they end up with barred feathering. One Black Austrolop x and one Buff Orpington x and Starlight (Kentucky Speck) & Baldie (Nankin) had an egg that hatched as well - that chick is almost all black which is not what we had expected at all as the Kentucky Speck is white with splashes of black and the Nankin is brown.

Stretch!

The last egg to hatch was an unexpected surprise. Usually we hear peeping the night before, but this little one didn't let us know a thing and was in the incubator all fluffed up on Easter morning.

Following the arrival of the new little Turken Easter Morning the children hunted eggs and baskets and Robert and I let out, fed, and watered the critters.

We went to church and came back for breakfast. Miranda rolled up the crescent rolls and we had eggs, sausage and cinnamon rolls ~ Yum!

There was one more egg to find so the search was on. Miranda spotted it first. Boy that bunny is tricky! He hopped up and put it in the wreath!

Off we went to Grandpa Terry's where we all had a wonderful day. The weather was just beautiful and we visited and let the children play. They are at a great age... but then isn't every age wonderful!

When we left my dad's we came home with a new special friend. A Shih-Tzu! She looks a lot like Shi-Anne, but with less of the brindle makings on her. Where Shi had a little brindle saddle she is white. She is just precious. Little Jamie took quite a liking to her too.

Little Jamie took quite a liking to her too!

We also came home with a little piano for James. He loves to bang on it.

Our little man is growing just so fast! He 'crawls' backwards not knowing how to go forward yet. Fits snugly in 12 mo and comfortably in 18 mo cloths and he is 8 (eight) months old today! What a butterball! As a matter of fact I made up a song for him that is sung to I'm a Little Tea Pot. He is going to Love me for it later, I know... It goes like this:

I'm a little butterball, short and stout

Here are my drumsticks, here are my wings (I move his legs and arms to the song here)

When I get all steamed up then I pout

Pick me up or I will SHOUT!

The Missing Tooth ~ Frogs 'n Dogs

The Missing Tooth

Well, She finally did it!
Last night, after working on her right front upper tooth for several days, she got to the point that she could turn it in all directions, but it was still hanging on tight.

We talked about different ways she could get that offensive thing out of her mouth. She begged me to hit her in the mouth so it would just fall out... like what my mom did to me once...accidentally of course... Thanks mom! it makes for a great story.

Big Yawn!

She is showing off her 'space' and goodies the Tooth Fairy brought her. A pair of tights, $2 in quarters with three of them being state quarters, and a package of 'smarties'.

She was so excited that the fairy had brought her all that.

How did she get all those goodies?

Well, she had her mom, me, tie a thread onto her tooth and then onto her doornob... then she gave the door a push and it just popped out! Rolled onto the floor... so we went on a little search. But, found it quickly. Then she brushed the tooth on its own and had me write a note to the tooth fairy, put the tooth and the note into a ziplock baggie and then help her put it under her pillow.

She got up early.

Molly and Nemo get along well.

They may fight ( at least it sounds brutal ) but they always make up and they are something else to watch. If you can... zoom in on Nemo's face. He is a VERY happy dog!

The Mysterious Frog

The boys found this interesting frog in the ground while pulling up some potatoes. It was burrowed in.

It has a very pointy nose and is tiny and slick.

In this picture his wee head is slightly tucked into his neck (if you want to call it that.)

If anyone knows what it is... please let us know...Thanks!