Garden Prep and Chickie update

We are so excited to have a nice big garden this year! I have really gotten into it this year. I started our plants from seeds and now they are growing like crazy on our enclosed front porch. The "greenhouse".  Ha ha!

Jer's dad was really nice and came down 2 weeks ago with his tiller to till up the soil. Jer added some manure and a week ago added top soil. This Saturday we bought some black garden cover and staked it down. I am really hoping they will keep the weeds down. I love to garden but HATE to weed!

I just wanted to make a little update on our chickadees. They are getting so big! Jeremiah built them some boxes in their coop. They have finally figured out how to climb the ramp and lay in the boxes. Tonight Brook and Jer went out to check up on them and they found ALL 10 of the chicks laying in ONE box. I sure hope they figure out that they have their own boxes soon. I don't want all their eggs stomped on. Ha ha!

Saturday Fun!

On Saturday April 28th Jer and I drove to Sterling to get a few errands done. While we were up there we met up with the Lucero family. After having lunch, we decided to go bowling! It was so much fun! The alley was practically empty so it was really nice. Dallas got on a kick out of giving high fives to everyone after they bowl. He even ran across the room to high five a woman 5 lanes down. What a crack up!

Pleasant Surprises...

Lately, this is how I have been finding my little Brooklyn. She sneaks several books into bed at night. She has a bag full in the car and once in a while I find her reading on the couch. It makes me smile because I was exactly the same way as a kid! I remember reading so much in 5th grade that I didn't have quite as many real friends as I had book friends. I am happy to say Brooklyn is still outgoing and social but still likes to read as well. Way to go Brooky! I am so proud of you!!!

S'mores!

April 21, 2012

Some friends that Jer grew up with just got a job here in Akron! Lately, we've been hanging out with them a lot. Saturday the 21st we ate dinner together and then roasted marshmellows in the back yard and made s'mores. It was a lot of fun! I am so grateful that after 4 years we are finally making a few friends here in our little part of the world. If you asked me a year or two ago, i'd never believe that we'd have younger couples around here to make friends with. Now, I am overwhelmed with grattitude for good people, lots of laughs and children for my kids to play with!



This about sums up how we have been feeling lately in the Smith house. We have each passed on this nasty little stomach bug that leaves you feeling... well, like this!

I apologize for my lack of updates and posts. I expect to resume my chronic picture uploading here shortly.

Thanks,

The mother of said sick family

The Chicks Go Outside!

It was finally warm enough for the chicks to get yard time. The chicks are big enough for us to let them run around without them sneaking out of the fence.

The kids loved it! We figured out that the Americanas and the Buff Orpington chickens are the most docile. They let you hold them and even will rest on your lap a while, if you are still and don't scare them. The Red leghorn chicks are just too fast and scare too easily to like to be handled. I am getting really excited for the time when these girls get all of their feathers in. They are changing so much! They are becoming so pretty. Our Buffs are getting really fat and poofy. The Americanas are colorful. Mine and Mason's are burnt orange and black while Brooklyn's is grey and speckled. The Reds are a really pretty dark red color. I'm looking forward to the time they will produce eggs for us!