Which Came First...

The chicken or the egg?

In our case, it was the chicken.  Today we built a chicken coop to house the newest members of our backyard....

If you put on your spectacles, you can see the six chicks huddled in the bottom right corner. This breed of chicken is especially good for laying eggs (perfect) and eating (perfect).  The plan is to let them lay eggs for a year (maybe two because they are so young right now) then take these ones to the fryer and get another batch to start the cycle over again.  The kids know this and understand the plan.  They are excited for fresh eggs and chicken when the time comes.  They have given the chicks the following names; Orange Blossom, Prancer, Marker Girl, Dancer, Chick-a-Dee, and Crispy.

Don't worry, this little one survived the photo shoot.  Barely.

Both kids are excited about the responsibility of collecting eggs and giving the chickens fresh water and food.  We'll see how long that lasts!

Easter

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26

We had a nice Easter this year.

The bunny even made a stop at our house...

We colored eggs...

And enjoyed our treats and good food.

The weather was perfect and we were so happy to be able to spend the whole day outside!  The kids can never get enough of the egg hunts.  Or carrot cake.

Easter Eggs

It took us two evenings, but we finally got our Easter eggs done and ready for the big day!

We had so much fun letting our creative juices flow!  The kids are thrilled to both be going to preschool tomorrow for a special Easter party and egg hunt.  Hopefully we will be able to get a few photos!