We just keep adding to the family!

We have a few new peeps..oh alright, 7 new peeps. Two silkie bantams, a tiny handsome Serama Rooster (he is SO sweet) and a beautiful Serama hen. We also had the exciting adventure of Incubating Eggs--which hatched on June 22nd. We welcomed 3 little Cochin fluff balls~~only ONE of which seems to be a hen. That's how our luck runs with chickens. The roosters will be taken to the Sale Barn eventually....




Somehow ducks have landed here too ;) We have a pair of ButterScotch Call Ducks.. Donald and Daisy. They are not very cuddly but they do like to follow me around the yard, which is cute.



We also added two crazy Nigerian Dwarf doe's. The girls are just about 3 months old right now, and so full of energy and always getting into everything. They are clowns and keep me laughing at all their antics.

I don't think I have mentioned....

Molly!
We recently rescued a dawwwg! She came to us by way of a long story.... The cats were NOT very sure of this alien life form in their home (and still aren't)~however, they are beginning to tolerate her. Her most favorite thing to do is.. well, she has several favorites I guess, but she loves to go walking. What a great excuse to exercise even when we don't feel like it. Whooo can resist those big browns Speaking at you?? She makes a great baby sitter for The Peeps too--the other day, The Peeps wandered into forbidden territory, Molly saw to it that they made it back where they belonged. She herded them back into the yard! I was surprised at myself -- being the cat person that I am -- to actually bring a dog home.

And our latest hobby!

CHICKENS! and not no ordinary peeps either! :) Cameron and I are starting to be involved in a little 4H club. He is going to learn to show his chickens... I think it will be fun. They are really fun to watch, and they are actually relaxing to listen to--all those funny little noises that they make. We are lucky to finally be down to one rooster. We started out with 4--out of 8-- go figure, what luck, eh? :) after some switching around we have our little flock settling in nicely.

St Anthony Summer 2008

Here is our trip to St Anthony last summer. We were there over the 4th of July.


We took a little detour off the beaten path on the way there, we wanted to see Big Hole, and just some different country.. On the way home, we went thru Teton National Park and Yellowstone. We stayed the night on Jackson Lake in the Teton Park. It was a beautiful and relaxing vacation.

~~Trip there and back~~





~~And the stay in St Anthony~~

Easter Weekend 2009

So we just got back from Winchester Bay in Oregon. We stayed at Half Moon Bay in a really super group site--highly recommend it! Had a great place to walk the dawg, and it was kinda back in the corner--which ment it was really quiet too. The weather was agreeable~ only rained a little, BUT it really poured on the way home... :)
I am ready for Memorial Weekend now! ~~Florence here we come~~ :D

Here is a little movie***my first so, be kind!

okay okay

A lot has been going on here since..uh..January. The snow melted for starters. The ice is gone from the driveway... Summer has come and gone in fact! (where DID the time go??) The kids are back in school. Cayla is a Jr this year, and is also in Running Start at the local Community College here. So far, so good. Cameron is in 7th grade, and is enjoying the social aspect of school. He is pretty oblivious to The Girls who call all the time. (thank goodness--hope it stays that way for a looong time!). The kids and I are all busy with church--the Ministry Season is now in full swing with classes. Nathan is busy at work fixin' what is broken. The shop has stayed busy even though the economy is crazy. People still need their cars worked on! I am gearing up for a bonehead math class for the winter quarter, also at the Community College. That should be nice and stressful! Math IS my favorite subject you know. BUT I need it if I want to do any other college stuff.


The garden is done, the hummingbirds are gone, and the rain is here! Time for cozy fires, favorite books, and fuzzy blankets. *mmMMMmmm*

Here's the kid's and I last summer while we were visiting my parents in EW. We are up on the back side of Lake Chelan on a Forest Service Road...it's late June. There's still...snow.

Today

It's trying very hard to snow..I can only WISH! for it to stick. Growing up in Eastern Washington, I never thought I would miss the snow so much. The kids were sad they only had a late start this morning, instead of a full snow day. I think they were hoping for some good sliding down our driveway. That effectively makes our driveway a verticle ice rink, no good for driving up and down. oh well, at least they are outside having fun!