Easter 2011

The kids and I attended an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Sheppard of the Valley at Bear Creek Park. It was a beautiful, sunny day for this outdoor event. They had several blowup activity gyms, face painting and tattooing for the kids. an art station and of course the Easter egg hunt.

There were a ton of eggs to find. It helped that it was all broken down into different age groups. Each child was to collect 10 eggs and then it because a free for all. Keegan just kept going and going until I stopped him. By that time all of the eggs were just falling out of his basket since it was so full.

Mass quantity of eggs = mass quantities of CANDY!!!

Sat nice and still for his face painting.

Keegan's blue dragonfly.

Kendal and I just took in the sun and the beauty of the day and activities.

Look what the Easter bunny brought. Plus left several Easter eggs behind...

He found all of the goods!!

Playing with her new giraffe.

My beautiful baby doll in her Easter dress. Look at those eyes!!!

All ready for Sunday's Easter Service

My handsome boy!!

Looks like that was a great piece of chocolate.

Happy Easter to ALL!!

Got Chickens?

What came first the chicken or the egg? Well I am certainly going to find out on my new adventure on raising chickens. This truly is a first for me. Here is the great coup my husband built.

We made a trip to D & B to get our new chicks and make them their temporary home. Keegan was so excited.

Being careful helping the chicks into their home. We had to be careful making sure Keegan didn't hold them to tight or drop them in.

How cute!!

We got 5 baby chicks to start out with. They are straightruns, which basically means they aren't sexed. We plan on only keeping one rooster, so if it turns out to be more guess we will have a few good meals in out future. When I asked Keegan what their names where he replies, "one, two, three, four and five." Perfect, obviously not in any particular order either!!!!

Grandma was here for it all.

After close to 3 weeks it was time to move them outside. Here is the inside of their coup and fenced in quarters.

Getting them ready for the big move.

Keegan loves it!! He couldn't be more involved in helping me clean up after them and make sure they have the food and water they need.

The chickens checking out their new surrounding. I can't believe how they change so quickly.

No fatalities as of yet. I must be doing something right!!! I see eggs in our future!! Well and of course some chicken...