Chicks

When we bought our house they already had a little chicken coop in the back. We knew we would get chickens some day but not right away. Jared was talking to his brother who has chickens last Saturday when he decided it was time. For family home evening tonight we went and picked out 3 little chicks. We brought them home and while I played with them in the grass Jared got our coop back in working order. They are currently snuggled up together in our little coop cheeping away. I love how cute they are now. I hope I love them just as much when they are big because apparently you have to wipe feces build up off their little bums. Its a common way that chickens die... no one told me this before I decided to get chickens.

Here they are in all their cuteness for now.

At the store there were also rabbits. Jacob really liked those. He kept saying "bunny, bunny" So we decided to name one of our chicks bunny... We will see if it sticks.

Jared tried to get Jacob to hold one. He wasn't so sure about it. 

This is where they huddled up until we put them in the covered area with a heat lamp.

Happy Birthday Mae

Mae turned one on May 9th! She is getting so big and so fun. We had a little party to celebrate with our friends and family. Thank you everyone who came! We had so much fun with you!

Here is a little bit about Mae:

She crawls everywhere

loves being outside

her favorite food is mandarin oranges

she weighs 20 pounds 

29 inches long

currently has 7 teeth and another one coming soon

She is becoming a very good copy cat

She loves her brother

And we all love her!

Glasses

Mae's Birthday Present

I have been wanting to get the bumper to Mae's crib set for a long long long time. I finally got it for her! for her birthday. Grammy and Granny helped. Thank you so much!!

She was being so cute I had to keep taking pictures of her.

Batman Mask

So I have this batman mask...

Jacob doesn't know who or what Batman is but he knows its a scary mask. He buts it on and growls.

When he is done he lifts it up and wears it on his head like a hat. 

Man I love this boy.

Rainy Days

Its been kind of rainy here in Utah. Jacob has started to really like walks. He always says "Walk?!... yes!" but it has been rainy so I have been trying to think of some fun things to do with him. Today we painted. I hate messes... messes that can be avoided mostly. When Jacob wants to help cook I try and distract him because I know he will just make a mess of things and make things go a lot slower. I have been trying to do better. This morning he helped make pancakes and dumped flour all over himself. Good thing daddy was there to help clean up. I was a little nervous to let him paint because of the mess but it went well with only a little mess and he was so cute doing it that it was worth it! We will have to do it again soon!

11 months

One more month and she will be 1! So crazy!

She LOVEs her brother.

She has 5 teeth... so close to 6.

She is loving solid foods. We usually give her peas, carrots or grapes. 

She crawls like a champ and is starting to cruise.

She is a screamer! She doesn't just scream when she is sad she screams when she wants to say anything at all. I usually have a headache.