Our first egg! Makenzie spotted this and ran to us screaming that she found an egg. I never thought we would get an egg this soon. Here it is, exactly where we found it..kind of a weird place-next to the water. Let's hope they lay in the coop next time.
They are finally growing up! Here is a picture of our teenage chickens...it seems like only yesterday (Christmas) when we brought them home. Seriously, I can't wait for them to lay eggs....I'm thinking this should happen in May. Looking at this clan, you might think they are cute (and for most part they are), but let me tell ya, all these hens are TROUBLE makers. They are ALWAYS trying to sneak out of the coop (it's a daily fight)! Last week I visited Kenzie's new school and upon my arrival home I found the hens enjoying themselves on the FRONT LAWN (they were probably there for hours)! I must not of latched the gate. Anyway, I was so embarrassed. First of all, I live in a CITY, so it's not that cool to have chickens (it least to the city folk) and It took me FOREVER to chase them back into the coop.....in fact, I even had an audience at the stop sign. Thanks for watchin-creepy guy in the red truck!
We are a few weeks behind on the garden, however we had a lot to do before this was put in. THE ROCKS ARE GONE! I've been waiting two years for this to finally happen. Both pictures are of the rock beds turned into garden space. Our family is focused this year on organization and this is one of the things we can cross of the list. 
Finally, I have a pictures of Natalie, and the bag I made her for her birthday. This thing took my inexperienced sewing hands 6 weeks.....Not to mention that I resewed the thing 3 times to get it to look decent. Natalie told me that she washed it and the thing didn't fall apart....nearly. Thank goodness! I bought a new pattern and as soon as my taxes are done I'll get that project done.
We went to visit Jeremiah on a job last week that required a crane, and not just any crane, the big one. So, I thought it would be fun to see. It was actually one of the scariest job's I've seen him do. The job was to remove a 45 foot tall silver oak tree from the back yard that was near two structures and power lines. This is a picture of Jeremiah being lifted by the crane (whenever I see the crane operator do this to him, he reminds me of Peter Pan, flying in the sky) This is a bad picture, the sun was constantly in my background messing up my pictures.
Makenzie is practicing her climbing/modeling skills. This is where we waited in safety during the tree removal (WAY across the street).
I don't believe that this picture gives the removal justice. This is a picture of the crane dangling a 4-5,000 pound tree over a house (in fact, it's the guy in the green shirt that's barely in the pictures home). I was surprised that Jeremiah cut such a large piece first.
This is Jeremiah prepping for the last and final cut. The crane loaded this huge log directly into the trailer. This saves us a lot of time. We used the crane to take out two trees on this project and it took about an hour and a half. Of course, clean up took longer, but he's a true professional.
The kids had a fun primary activity yesterday. We arrived an hour and a half early. Makenzie and Austin had so much energy that we needed to practice how to sit still. Here they are doing their best. Notice the barrier between...loved that. 
We have lived in our home for two years and have NEVER truly moved into the shed...so the shed moved all over the yard. Last week I spent 4 days organizing all our stuff.. Since I worked some long hours, I thought I should post my hard work. After I cleaned the shed I asked Jeremiah how long he had been collecting oil, anti-freeze, and window wash. I think his collection is around 150 bottles--no exaggeration. Anyone need 10-30 oil?
Austin helped me load the 4-wheeler into the shed. This was the crowning point...we got the 4 wheeler to fit into the shed with plenty of room to spare!
