Wednesday June 10

So one like me was hoping for another repeat of the day before only, didn't work. The kids got up much earlier, so I decided to go to the beach earlier. Well the beach had more people and it was pretty windy, thus making it kind of chilly. It warm every where else though.  Well pretty sure my poor kids got swimmers itch, as Bella was complaining about it and max wouldn't stop itching. :-(  the kids did play on the playground for a bit and we spent about 2 hours there. I have to say I'm happy we have a season pass so I don't mind going for short visits. 

We got home and took a bath. Then lotioned up the kids and try to help the itching. We had lunch then max went down for a rest. Bella had one too, both slept for a very short time.  This led to a day of crazies. 

Josh got home but went to butcher our roosters. We had fresh grilled chicken and potatoes for supper. Roosters don't give as much as hens.  The kids played a game with josh. Max's new thing is "play game with me." Problem is he won't play the right way or last long enough for most games, so it's a struggle, but he's gotten better then a few months ago. 

We did a lot of reading before getting ready for bed. I like that we can stay up a bit later now since we don't have to be up uber early.

It wasn't as relaxing of a day, but still an ok day. I got my bible reading in while josh was grilling supper. I've already learned a few new things. 

New home for the chicks

So Josh finally got a new coop bulit for the meat chicks. We couldn’t put them with the egg layers since they are free range and we can do that to our meat birds. the pen they were in they out grew. It took about a week, but Josh got it built and in place. Complete with a rainbow and all!

not the same day, but Bella’s cute hair and Max helping me to plant my bleeding heart plant.

The kids tried to help moving the birds, but these birds aren’t people friendly and almost bigger, or bigger then our egg layers.

Wonderful weekend

This weekend was a blast and just what a weekend should be. Josh didn’t have to work overtime so we were all home, all weekend.

Friday night we ended up playing outside and down by the cows. We had a bonfire that the kids loved in the cow yard.

We started out with Josh working down in the shop and my mom came to pick up me and the kids to check out the rummage sale at school. We kind of had to rush, but  we manged to check out the rummage sale, got some good deals and goodies before rushing to Bella’s gymanstics class.

 

It was the last class so she got to do whatever she wanted and parents could come take pictures. Also her and her friend finally got to be together.

Josh and max were going to come in to watch but max was napping and cranky when he woke up. When it was all done we headed home to play and normal weekend clean up.

We spent so much time outside knowing that sunday the weather wasn’t going to be that great.

Grilling out and getting all the toys out. We ran to menards to get play sand for the sandbox. That made the day!

Sunday was chilly. We decided to do church first then we went to watertown. We went to Mom’s because Max wanted to spend time at Nana’s house. Mom watched the kids while Josh and I ran to farm and fleet. Then we got back and Josh did some fixing of stuff for mom, while Mom, bella and I ran back to farm and fleet. There was a coat there for next winter, but I wanted Bella to try it on first. Then we got back to eat lunch. While we were gone, Josh called to tell me max fell asleep sitting at the table. So he napped while we ate. Then Josh and I went to walmart on the hunt for sandals for Bella. No luck but I suggested going to tractor supply to see if they had a skid steer to replace one of max’s that got ran over. 

No luck with the toy, but we did find they have baby chicks. Josh saw they were only 1.00 a chick for some and 1.99 for others.. so before I knew it we were loading up 29 chicks, feed and lamps.  We quickly got the kids from mom’s house before heading home to set up a place for the chicks.

That was the rest of our night, before the normal getting ready to go back to school and work.

chickens

it’s that time of year again… Chicken time! We got our newest batch of chickens and praying these will last us much longer. But darn mother nature ismaking it tough.

there are 20 in there

was loved checking them out

 

getting ready to move them into the coop

We left Max on the outside since he didn’t like the chickens up close

these guys didn’t want to come easy..I eneed up having to help Josh get them all out