Birthday girl, chicks, and baking day

Small update for March. We had to build a second fenced area for the chickens. They used to come out and free range all over the yard but the poop was just too much. We realized Naomi cannot even crawl around the backyard this spring unless we somehow get rid of the poop. So fence it was. We will figure out how to move this every so often or split it in two so that they can have a fresh area all the time.


The coop, run, and new fence.

Chicken bottoms. Don't try to take their picture when you just threw them a bunch of scratch. lol


Baking day. This is a no knead 5 minute artisan loaf. You can refridgerate it for up to 3 weeks and we get about 3 loaves in the batch. It says 6 but we make large loaves I guess. It takes about 5 minutes to mix and then you let it rise and then in the fridge it goes. I have also made Naan, rolls, and cinnamon rolls out of this dough. Yummy!

Pancakes for the freezer.

A busy baker making cookies.

The pancake flipper.

The painter

Nomy's first birthday. We had dinner and cake. Look mom I'm one! Really its look at this sugary slimy stuff, should I eat it?

Her first cake, carrot with cream cheese frosting.

The baby chickens getting out while I cleaned the brooder.

This is Michael playing the drum set he created the other day.

Michael Counts to 1,000

Last night Michael announced he was going to count to 1,000. He started with spinning in the dining room and slowly moved around the house and he did make it to 1,000. Notice in each video he is in a different location and moving around as he counts. I am so glad he is able to learn in his own way and not have to sit still in a classroom. :)

The quality of the videos is messed up. I think someone around the age of 8 played with the settings when they took pictures earlier in the day. :)









You can hear him in this one saying he is going to count to 1,000,000 next. He started today while we were at Costco. lol Currently he is at 1,129 and asked me to remember that so he can start again later. :)

Random August 2008 Photos

Photo updates from August 2008. These are not in any order.

Playing with balloons.



Madeline did a new trick.

Nomy learned to push up on hands and knees.

Look at those rolls!

We went to the MDC Summer Picnic here in Vancouver.

This is Michael's friend G. Food, drink, and dirt. LOL

We played pass the babies.

We found a blackberry bush on the side of our house. We have since removed it as it was spreading fast. Here is the harvest one day.

Must be comfortable when cleaning the chicken coop. Pink boots and underwear.

We went to Grandma Karen's and Great Grandma Evelyn's.

Tree climbing.

Marah playing with her second cousin Ashley.

A bee hive on Great Grandma's porch. They kept diving at me and I was a good distance away. Needless to say it is now gone.

The kids love doing experiment blow up as they call it. Baking soda and Vinegar.

Naomi Dancing

Naomi's Birth Slideshow

WARNING: To family and Joe's Co-workers. This video contains nudity. If you do not wish to see breasts, a vagina, birth, and the bodily fluids associated with birth then do not click play. If you do then consider yourself warned. :)

Nomy's FIRST Laugh

And I caught it on video!!!