Happy Easter!

He is Risen....He is Risen Indeed!

Easter with cousins in Malad is the perfect way to spend my favorite holiday!

I love that Kathy's apron is like a mini-apron on Rich. 

Life is so light hearted with our cousins.

There is never a dull moment!

See?

I love being at Kathy and Troy's house. It is so peaceful and beautiful.

Victoria needed a nap. She was really tired from getting up early for church and skating for three hours yesterday before running off to a wedding reception. I guess she is a little exhausted.

We managed a group shot with blustery wind.

I'm surprised that Troy's beard isn't sideways.

Just for fun!

a crazy one!

I thought this one was funny.

All of us departing. It was cold, we wanted in side.

Daphne and Pumpkin

Cleaning Day

First of all....can you tell that Victoria loves her 4H sweatshirt?

Victoria was sent to the basement to deep clean the toy room. The guys laid the floor up stairs and it knocked down all kinds of debris onto everything down below.

Victoria spent almost two hours cleaning, when it was really only an hour job. 

Why? you ask? Because she was busy reminiscing while playing with some of the toys.

It was actually kind of sweet when she would find something and bring it upstairs and remind me that we still had something that I have known all along that we had.

It was a great way to spend a few weekend hours while it poured rain outside.

Chicks

These little gals are literally growing feathers daily.

It is crazy to think how fast they grow. No wonder why they say meat birds

are ready for harvest in 5 months. I hate to think of these little girls as being food. 

I'm not sure if I can do it.

We'll see.

Weirdos

Need I say more?

My kids are creative with orange peels.

Dirt Boy....Man!

Can you tell Jared was doing demolition today?

He removed a wall that was put in place by someone who made a duplex into a triplex. 

Everytime he comes home looking like this, he reaches out to give me a hug.

I almost did it without really looking, and then I got thinking in a split second.....

WAIT....I know better!

He looks no different than when he was two playing in the backyard dirt pile.

Spring is in the Air

Spring is in the Air when you have happy chickens!

Gertrude is one of our oldest chickens, she's the hostess with the mostess.

She's always checking to see if I have a treat for them.

The first thing on a chicken's agenda is a dust bath.

Spring also means that Lightning spends less time in doors. Not that he spent much time in doors as it is, but now we only see him if we are outside. I love that he can be in the pasture behind our property, and I will catch a glimpse of a black and white kitty. I can call to him from really far and he will jump the canal and come running all the way to where I am for a cuddle.

I love his cuddles. He's quite the purr monster.

Even though we still have snow in the forecast, I still managed to get our lettuce planted.

I love homegrown vegetables. One of these days I will have a green house so we can grow veges all year round. Some day....

We ordered two heritage turkey chicks with the intention of eating them. 

So Victoria has named one Thanksgiving and one Christmas. 

We'll see if it actually happens. They are very sweet. Everyone claims that turkeys are dumb but I have been reading and they really aren't. I found out that they are very farsighted so that is why they have a hard time seeing their food or where their food is located. And they like to fly. They are already spreading their wings in the rubbermaid tub that we have them in. When I check on them, the turkeys are the ones that stay put and look up at me with one eye.

Victoria ordered 4 Jersey Giant chicks with the intention of entering them in the 

Fair as a 4H project and then cull them for meat in the late Fall. 

Chicks are so cute!