She takes her time and works, works, works to get them completely finished – proud of her! Some friends of ours in Denver had given us a whole tote of kids puzzles with 25-100 pieces and she’s been plowing through them!
Both kids are still in love with their chicks!
Look, momma!Can you see him?A little gentler…Going for a ride!Cute!The chic crew…
They still love their grown up chickens, too! We had ice cream for fun Friday snack and they shared with their favorite chicken, Naked.
That looks yummy…Mind if I have a bite?Eating right off the spoonShe’s a cute one!
There was a lot of goat playing. Wryder helped sister feed them on Friday.
Seriously, so cute…Hold on tight!Sawyer feeding Sven
She has done SO well and been so faithful to her chores! After we mix the milk, she feeds them all by herself twice a day; we’re proud of her work ethic!
This weekend, she worked on breaking them to lead. They think she’s their mom so they followed pretty willingly.
A girl and her goatsOlaf wasn’t cooperating too well with Bubba…
Sawyer got to go to a friend’s Minnie Mouse birthday party! She looked cute as a button!
She loves punch!
The weather is supposed to be so nice all week! This morning she said she had three things she’d like to do today…shoot her gun, burn tumbleweeds and roast marshmallows! I love my little country girl! I’m betting we’ll get those done! I mean, c’mon, that sounds fun for EVERYONE!
My sweet Wrexy has always loved animals…animals of any kind, really. Cattle, goats, pigeons, chickens, beta fish – you name it, he’s raised them. He has a dream of one day living on a place that has all kinds of exotics as you drive in; giraffes, zebras, camels…
It usually feels like we’re getting a head start on that dream around here – ha! He brought home several surprises this week to add to our little petting zoo.
Monday, he brought home baby chicks!
Sawyer and Chickaletta
We have about 30 hens at the moment and he wants to order a big batch of 100 like we did last year but in the meantime, we shall buy a few at a time because it’s just good fun!
The kids LOVE them, especially Sawyer; she treats them like her second sibling.
Going for a trailer ride…See her in there?
The chicks have gotten married a few times…
Marrying Cinderella…It stood so still!Can you spot the real chicks?You shall now kiss the chick!
She takes such good care of them and loves to just snuggle up with them on the couch.
Snuggle time!
We’ve gone through a few paper towels/toilet paper as she totes them around the house…
Look at that sweet face!
Tonight, daddy brought home an even BIGGER surprise!
Blurry with excitement!🙂
Bottle goats! Sawyer LOVES sheep and goats and this has been on our to-do list for a while. These little guys’ momma died a few days ago so a friend of daddy’s made us a good deal. (The goats cost less than the milk to feed them. Sheesh!)
Feeding the new babyShe’s got a quite a knack for getting them to eat…
She’s kind of a natural, like her daddy, when it comes to handling livestock. These guys had been on a nurse nanny and this was their first time on a bottle and she did great!
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She and Wryder both like this colored up one. I’m assuming it will be hers since she does most of the work. She’s at the barn with dad right now giving them another feeding.
I’m so thankful that we have a little bit of room and an old barn to house stuff like this. I’m so thankful for a hubby who constantly surprises us with animals and experiences. I’m so thankful my kids get to experience caring for another creature at such an early age. Here’s to hoping they don’t get over cared for… 😉
Oh, goodness. We had SUCH a good weekend. (I feel like I’ve been saying things like that a lot lately…but it’s true. We are so blessed to have a happy, healthy family and some gorgeous weather to boot…)
I showed you the DIY project I did on Saturday but that’s not all we got done! Wrexy worked in the barn and got two rooms ready to raise baby chicks. We have quite a few hens that like to sit on eggs so he added some lights and wire and nest boxes to get those girls a going! The man loves all kinds of livestock but I really think he might be happiest in the chicken house…
Putting up wire
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Speaking of the chickens, we hatched out some black Old English bantams and ended up with about six roosters. I don’t know what you know about Old English, but they’re feisty, cocky little things. The little guys we have love to crow and walk around with their chests puffed out…and they like to attack people. *Ahem*
Cocky little things…
They’re tiny and can’t really do much damage, but they’re definitely annoying……..and they scare Wryder to death! He has been victim to their taunting more times than I can count. We’ve given him permission to defend himself but he just freezes and cries until one of us comes to the rescue.
This weekend was no exception. They had him cornered outside the barn door and he was crying and get stared down. Sawyer came to the rescue with her baby stroller and cleaned house. 🙂
Later, Wrex and I were talking about what we needed to do with them and Sawyer said, “We need to give those naughty roosters away! I think we need to send them to Iraq so they can get dead.”
It seems as though every naughty/evil/mean thing hails from Iraq in her mind after we talked to her several months ago about praying for our people there. It’s not a funny situation but to hear her solution definitely was. We had a good laugh about that one!
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Saturday afternoon, the wind died down and we took the opportunity to burn tumbleweeds. Those things are rampant around here and we hauled and burned for well over an hour.
After we were done, we took advantage of our few little burning embers and roasted marshmallows – good use of fire, yes? This was Wryder’s first time having a warm, gooey mallow and they were a hit!
Yum!
He stole two cold ones out of the tin while I was getting things ready, ate two warm ones and then stole one from a chicken that Sawyer had been trying to feed. *Ahem*
All smiles!
He also had his first corn on the cob that he got to hold himself. He was equally impressed!
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We made a quick trip to Denver on Sunday for a birthday party for a really special friend of Sawyer’s. We ate lunch with Uncle Warner beforehand – always a good time.
Uncle Warner and a happy niece and nephew!
The birthday party was a Frozen theme and Sawyer had a ball, of course! She came home with a bag full of goodies, one of which was a little bag of marshmallows, pretzels and raisins with a tag that said, “Do you want to build a snowman?”
She ate it on the way home last night and said, “Hmmmm. That tasted kind of funny. I’ve never had an Olaf before.”
She was serious as a heart attack and we about drove off the road laughing so hard!
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We had a good, productive trip! We found a brand new bassinet on Craigslist for $25, got Wrexy measured for a tux for a wedding he’s in this summer, loaded up on a few diapers, wipes and a few thrift store goodies, ate some Red Mango for an afternoon snack and took a trip around the Orchard in the little train.
Train!Waving to the crowds
Wryder loved the train, especially every time the whistle blew. He’d look at me with this little surprised face – so cute!
What was that?!
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A sweet little dog named Booey got to spend the night with Sawyer Friday night – one of her favorite things.
Booey
She even got her own animal to sleep with. 🙂
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We did a few more little things in Sayble’s room that I’ll have to show you some pictures of…we snapped a few pics of the kids for a little Valentine’s card for the grandparents…washed a pound and a half of dirt off of each kid…and just enjoyed our time together. This week is shaping up to be just as pretty…can’t wait to enjoy it, too!
This weather is tripping. me. out! It’s phenomenal. Best winter on record if you wanna be outside. Today, we took full advantage of it, skipped naps and played outside for hours. It was stellar.
Someone got hot…“Fire” made out of the emptied playhouseA boy and his dogThere was trampoline jumping…and play structure climbing…playground decorating?Sliding…lots of sliding!Cat chasing…Seesawing…and exploring!
The best part? It’s supposed to be (at least) 75 tomorrow and daddy will be home to enjoy it with us!
You might’ve seen this picture on Facebook this morning…
I ordered this shirt for little miss and it came in yesterday – perfect timing! She giggled about it all afternoon because the chicken “looked silly with it’s hat and purse.” 🙂 She got to wear it to town today to pick up a very special delivery!
Baby chicks!
We ordered 100 red leg hens and they all arrived safe and sound. We have about 70 layers right now but they’re all about egged out, so it was time to renew the herd? Clutch? What is a group of chickens called? A brood or a peep, thank you, Google.
Sawyer handled every chick as she helped daddy count them all and help them get their first drinks of water.
They were absolutely smitten with her! Every time she ventured into her space, they’d crowd around her and just stay.
Wryder thought they were AWESOME! He’s gonna be a little chicken man, too, I’m thinking.
We had to have a few lessons on gentleness after he held one by the leg and waved it around, but he caught on quickly. (Don’t tell PETA).
They’ll be laying eggs in seven to eight months. Until then, I’m thinking I know some kids that will have some fun with them…a couple of adults, too; I could sit and watch them all day…See why Wryder just wanted to squeeze ’em?!
Oh, Pinterest. I don’t spend as much time with you as I did in the beginning…and that’s more than fine with me…but you’ll always have a special place in my creative heart. You make organizing for the holidays a lot simpler, as I love having all of my PINspiration in one, easy-to-find place. I’ve jumped on a few times here lately and these are some of my favorites as of late! ***Beware – randomness ahead***
