Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

This and That from Connie's camera...

Here are a few moments captured on Connie's camera when her and Perry were visiting and helping us move and set up the new place over the holidays. They were such a huge help, as they always are.

Remember the awesome chicken coop and pen that Nathan designed and built? Well, we were not about to leave it behind so we moved it! Knowing that we would be moving someday, Nathan designed it to easily come apart for that purpose (such a thinker!). The roof came off in three sections and then the pen came off of the coop. We locked the chickens in the coop for the move over...they were NOT happy with us! The poor girls didn't lay us many eggs for several weeks! But all is forgiven now and we are getting plenty! Good girls!

Here they are moving...with great effort... the coop onto the "foundation". Yep, those chickens are in there wondering what the heck is going on! LOL!

Then Nathan takes off the chicken wire he had temporarily put on top so that we could attach the roof. The funniest part of this was not caught on camera...what do you think you would do if you were one of those hens and all of the sudden you could fly out? Yep, feathers went flying and lets just say, they were not the easiest things to catch after that. LOL! It was too funny.

Whew! That was hard work! Thank you Perry!

Nick adding water the our automatic watering system...

All settled. I think they are going to like it out here!




And I will add a few more pictures from Connie's camera. I just cannot resist!

Andrew helping make lunch...he is soooo cute!!!!

Andrew and Grandpa walking down to get our mail...I think this turned into a favorite daily activity!

Ben playing a game and getting excited when he notices that his sweet sister is making a sweet treat! Yumm! We love having a little baker in the house!

Andrew was collecting pine cones and just couldn't carry them all back to the house, so Grandpa helped!

Good times! Thank you Connie for capturing these memories for us!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Keeping busy during the Holiday

Just a few pictures of my adorable children!

Playing on Grandma's ipad...

playing games with grandpa...

baking Christmas goodies...well, Tatiana is baking, the boys are licking the bowls! (Don't worry, it is just the frosting.)

Being silly and adorable! THe way the hat is pushing his ears down, he really does look like an elf!

And reading... Yes, Ben is really reading that, at least trying his best. I was so proud of his choice in books that I had to take a picture. Too sweet!

Decorating the "kid tree"


We have a Christmas tradition in our family that revolves around this little 5 foot artificial Christmas tree. You see, it was Nathan's and my first tree as a married couple and it was our Christmas tree for the first 6 years of our marriage. That is until we moved into our last house which had vaulted ceilings and was screaming for a taller tree. Se we bought our 9 foot tree, but didn't have the heart to get rid of this perfectly good tree with so many memories scattered through her branches. So it became the "kid tree" and every year the children decorate this tree all by themselves with their own ornaments. It is a tradition they cherish and they do a wonderful job every year!



Our funny Santa's!

Our funny and adorable children! Check out these Santa imposters! Ha! Ha! Ha! or should I be saying "Ho! Ho! Ho!"?