Chickens in our Bathroom

Adalee and Ryland love their chickens. Every morning they saunter into the bathroom to see how the chickens handled the night. The first words spoken are, "Can I hold my chickens?" Usually we reply with, "Not right now.", but today I decided to have a little fun! While I was getting ready for the day I let the chicks Kerrigan, Alusa and Eliza "hang-out". Adalee does pretty well at picking them up. She's gentle, but not patient. She gets a little frustrated when they run away from her. However, with a little perserverence and calming encouragement from Mom, she ends up with the prize on her lap.

Ryland on the other hand likes to torture the chicks. He sees his sister pick them up so he tries to follow suit. (He's good at trying everything she does. What does this tell us?) Lately Ryland has taken to pounding on the box and saying, "chhh, chhh, chhhh".

Alusa was lucky to get away from Ryland's death grip. Man, it's hard engaging both kids at various levels. I guess the chickens too will learn to persevere.
Adalee gets so excited when the chicks hang out that she can't stop jumping up and down.

Strawberry Picking or Just Picking

We went Strawberry Picking last weekend. Though there weren't many strawberries, and the sky was about to open up on us, we had a lot of fun. Like normal Adalee ate more strawberries then she put in the bucket. Ryland joined her in that affair this year!

Ryland and Mom went strawberry picking again while Adalee was at art camp. He loved every minute of his "Mommy and Me" time. I think he loved it even more because he was surrounded by pure blissful round and plump juicy red STRAWBERRIES!

We have a few quarts frozen in our freezer. Mom isn't satisfied with the stock-pile. She may go back this coming week for more!

More Camping

Holding Ryland while camping can be a tricky task. Ryland loves exploring. Too bad jagged rocks and other protruding objects cross his path!
We tried to entertain him in our arms, but he wanted nothing of it. Daddy got a bit annoyed, but came to the conclusion that...if he sleeps through the night, I can chase him around all day long!








Don't we look so cute together? Can you tell that I'm grimacing and holding all the tension back? Ryland: "I want to get down."
Papa: "I don't want to chase you around anymore."
Ryland: "I want to get down. I want to get down. Put me down. I'll scream."
Papa: "Okay I'll put you down."
Ryland: "What is this big rock? Can I climb it?"
Papa: "Your turn, Tiffany."

Camping

We went camping this past week. Papa had two site visits outside Brattleboro, VT. Instead of him driving 6 hours two days in a row, we decided to go with him.

Mom loves Brattleboro. After dropping Daddy off at the West River, we took a little adventure with Mom. We threw rocks in the West River. Then we headed into Brattleboro for some coffee and books. When Daddy's site visit was over we set out for camp at Townshend State Park.











When camp was set up we went for a little walk in the woods. We saw so many Newts! Adalee was really into the creatures around us. She was a little disturbed by the "smushed" newts on the camp road, but quickly bounced back when a baby Leopard frog hopped by.
Ryland took a nap in the Ergo while we hiked. When he woke up we headed back to camp to start on dinner. We were cooking on the fire and wood needed to be gathered and the fire started. (that's Mom's favorite part of camping)











Adalee loved the fire and her big comfy camp chair.

Dressing Up

Adalee and her best buddies got all dressed up for the best playdate ever!

Emmett, Juni and Adalee put on their very best and walked the cat walk in style. Stay tuned for more "Fancy Nancy" attire this coming summer. We are sure to entertain and delight!

Trip to Shelburne Farms

Grandmom and Grandpop Ron came to visit. It was a very enjoyable time. We went to Shelburne Farms and rode the tractor to the Farm Barn. Adalee was really excited about it while Ryland was more interested in the airplanes flying overhead and the manure speader fertilizing the fields.



The chickens are always fun to torture. Adalee is hoping she can soon torture her own chickens. The coop in our backyard is ready for a few hens to move in!
After a playing hard and visiting all the animals we ate a delicious lunch under the flight of Gulls. They tried to eat our sandwhiches, but we didn't let them. Grandmom made sure to shew them away!

Adalee and Ryland Love

Ryland isn't sure about kisses, but after a big one from his sister he's all smiles!

We love playing in our yard. Here we are on a bright and sunny day waving our hands and wings.