We Got Chickens!

So this is an idea we have been kind of toying with for a while now. But I was still a little surprised when Nate decided one Saturday to actually go and pickup a chicken coop, complete with 4 laying hens. The boys were so excited! They LOVE birds! They are always pretending to be a quail, peregrine falcon, scarlet macaw or some other really specific bird. So now that we actually have birds as pets they are pretty happy.

The 4 hens averaged 3 eggs a day, but we decided quickly that was not enough so we picked up 2 more a few days later. We let them run around in the garden (which is all fenced in) during the day, and they pretty much put themselves to bed at night. We just go out and shut the coop door.

The first day home with the 2 new hens I went out to shut the coop and one of the new girls was missing. It was already dark so it was hard to see, but Nate and I walked through the yard and the several neighbors yards searching for her, but we couldn't figure out how she got out or where she was. We went to bed thinking we had lost her for good.

The next morning we opened the front door, ready to take Trey to school, and there she was! Just standing there waiting for us. I hope she enjoyed her wild night out on the town.

The eggs are fun too. The white chickens lay white eggs, the red chicken lay dark brown with spots and the black/white chicken lays light brown. I love having my own little egg factory in the backyard.

Star Student!

This week Trey got to be "Star Student" at school. He has been looking forward to it ALL year. Part of that was making a poster about himself. And Smith want to do everything that Trey does, so we ended up with two posters.

Do you see what I see?

If you are like me, you would look at this and see a twisty straw with heart shaped loops.
But if you were a 3 to 5-year old boy, you would look at it like this and see a Tank!

I love watching their imaginations at work.

Week Three: 3 Things that made me happy!

1. Finishing the crib bumpers. I have to thank my Mom for these. I couldn't have gotten these done without her! She was my lifesaver. Now that they are done I almost feel ready for baby. Almost.

2. Girls Night Out! These are some of the Provo Firefighter Wives. Boy do I love these ladies! They are easily my favorite thing about Nate's job. We try to get together once a month and it is always a blast! Thank you ladies for another great night.

3. Creme Brulee. I had a craving for this (we can blame the pregnancy), but it is kind of pricey at a restaurant, pretty difficult to make from scratch and I couldn't find a mix at the grocery store. So in the end I ordered a whole case on Amazon. It is delicious!

Week Two - busy busy

So I am late again, but I am trying to catch up.

Last week they made some great progress on Nate's shop. It has gone up really fast. One day they came and put up the walls.


Another day they put on the roof. It has been very exciting.
Now all that is left is a couple of sky lights, an attic floor and some stairs that we will do later ourselves. We also FINALLY got around to taking down the Christmas tree. The boys were sad whenever we mentioned it, so we had to have them "say good bye to the tree" first. Silly boys.

We also got haircuts! Smith wouldn't hold still for a picture but Trey did. This is what he calls the "Scary Chicken Haircut". Smith went for the "Scary Puppy" which means spiked up only in front.

Week One 2012

My plan it to start blogging again. It's been MONTHS! I love reading other peoples blogs, especially blogs of those that live far away or I don't see often. And I really love having a record of the year. I just have gotten really out of the habit. So here goes Week one of 2012!

Let's start with New Years Eve. The plan was to go to Provo's First Night. Nate get's in for free and they start at 6pm so we could be in and out with the kids before they get to cranky. However, the night before Nate started throwing up, and kept it up (no pun intended) till morning. The next day, he was weak and spent most of the day in bed. So we put the boys to bed at the normal time and went to bed early ourselves. At midnight our next door neighbors came out with music and fireworks. Smith slept through it. Trey woke up as started calling for me. When I went to his room he said. "There's a parade outside and we are missing it!" Cute! I put a chair next to the window so he could watch it and told him to climb back in bed when it was over. (I know I am the best mom, but it was a long day) I went back to bed, kissed Nate, and slept through the rest. Happy New Year!!!

Other fun things this week. They finally started the garage! They dug a big hole in the back yard and then poured cement this week. The weather could not have been better. It actually got up to 50 degrees the day they poured, in January! It was perfect! The boys loved watching the workers come, especially the trucks. But I think the happiest one was Nate. We have been talking about this for years and trying to get it done for months, and it is finally happening.


And Octo-Pops! The boys saw the recipe in the back of a Nate The Great Book and had to have them. They were so excited when I pulled them out of the freezer. They ate all the pop, but none of the worms.

New Years Resolution

My New Years Resolution is to blog once a week and keep track of what is going on in our family this year.

Looks like I am already running a little behind.

Dang!