Field Day

Field day at Westerly Creek where the kids did kiddie versions of cornhole, soccer, flip cup, rock-paper-scissors etc.  Mina had this to say at her her end-of-year class video: "My favorite part of kindergarten was field day because my dad came."

 

Chicks

 The post office called Dan on Wednesday morning to let him know we had received our very special package. We carefully planned out all our coop and outdoor space for FIVE chickens. But it seems I also checked the box for "meal maker" on the website, which I thought was chicken vitamins or something because it was free. Nope. A meal maker is an extra chick that they give you if you are willing to grow them up and give away eggs or their meat to a hungry family somewhere. Whoops. 

We ordered the chickens from Meyer Hatchery in Ohio.  They had a really nice selection of chicks but, most importantly, they sold day-old chicks that were already sexed. We don't really want to end up with a rooster, especially since we aren't allowed to keep those. Buffy = Golden buff, Bunny = Easter egger, Bertha = Lakeshore egger, Queenie = Green Queen, Ziki and Zazu = Black copper marans

 

Sleepy chickies. These little guys will fall asleep anywhere - including in their food. 

Chickie TV

Funny Sayings

May 8, 2021

After a few days of vomiting

Nani: How are you feeling today? 

Ro: Good

Nani: Does your tummy hurt? 

Ro: No, my tummy doesn't hurt but my butt does

Nani: Your butt?

Ro: Yeah, because the pukey is coming out of my booty. 

Looking at the aloe plant with broken leaves 

R: Oh no, what happened here?

No answer

D: Rowan, you're looking kind of guilty

R: Oh, was it an accident? 

Ro: Yes

R: How did it happen? 

Ro: ...with scissors...

April, 2021

Talking about COVID

M: So the story goes - there was this guy who swallowed a bat and he walked around without a mast because he didn't know he had a bat in his stomach and then he started to spread it. 

R: to EVERYBODY

Ro: Hey dad, I can walk backwards. Aaand frontwards. Aaand sidewards. 

Listening to Michael Buble sing Spiderman

Ro: My hand is dancing!

Watching Joe Biden's speech on live TV

M: Dad pause for a minute

D: You can't pause this, this is live TV

M: You can't pause this?!

She thinks

M: Daaad, can Joe Biden see us?

February, 2021

M: That's what a head bone looks like?!

M: Guess what, I got an early Valentine from Jack because he's going to the mountains tomorrow

D: What's in the mountains? 

M: I DON'T KNOW! I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE!

January 2021

M: Daaad, what's "in halved by cannonballs?"

Dan thinks for a while

D: You mean inhabited by cannibals? (from Pippi Longstocking) 

Whenever God is referenced on the radio, in the calls of Congress, or in Calvin and Hobbes

M: See, I told you he's real!

M: Daaad, does Santa believe in God? 

Getting her hair brushed

R: Mina, stop moving

M: Can you expect a child to stay still?!

Aaina's Birthday

 Aaina, Animesh, Kiaan, and Gun gun came over for brunch so we hung out with birthday cake

Played some games. 

 

Helpful hands

 Sometimes Mina and Rowan like to help do the chores around the house. 

Doing the dishes