Sunday Afternoon!

Finally the sun was shining in the afternoon so the girls and I got outside ...

... Ella picked beans and peas for dinner

...3 eggs today

...Gordon joined us

...There are always tricks on the trampoline. Always.

...Our tin rooster enjoyed the sun too

...The chickens enjoyed the snowpeas too

...And an apple to share

...Kate had a chat with the chooks!

...Then she ate some leftover birthday cake from her friends birthday, on the trampoline

...Ellas pickings from the garden

...Ella chops up the veg for a stir-fry

Chook of the Week!

Meet:

Happy Feet
DOB: 24/05/2012
Age: 15.5months
Breed: Hyline
Nicknames: Pecker
Personality: I picked up a couple of chicks at 15 days old from City Farmers. Happy Feet was one of them. She is rather on the small side and has always been that way. She earnt her nickname Pecker as she will jump up and peck any food from hands, knock dishes and bags out of hands and peck bottoms if you bend over!!! She is the first chicken to run to the box where the food is kept no matter where she is. Her hearing is amazing! She is our biggest scratcher by far, scratching up everything in her reach. She loves scratching under the lemon tree the most. She is an excellent layer, not missing many days since she started. She has laid a couple of eggs with no shell in her early days, but apart from that has had no health problems. She loves to be patted, but is not fond of the camera! She belongs to Ella.

 

Eggs!

We are getting 5 eggs most days now, sometimes 4. We have plenty in the fridge now, and have even had offers of friends wanting to buy some. I must do some baking though soon. I am amazed how different they all look (even up close the two brown ones are different, one has  a bump on the end) and I love how we know exactly which chook laid which egg. Makes it easy to see if any aren't laying and check if there is a problem.

Kate

We are looking forward to Kate performing at her school dance night next week! She is in the hip hop crew, the first time the school has taught hip hop. These tee-shirts are their practice attire! She looks tired in this photo as Wednesdays are a very long day with 3 x hip hop classes, of course school, PE class, and singing!

This girl just loves to dance, she does it all the time even on the trampoline! We love to watch her. We love to see what she has been working so hard towards. Those early mornings, late nights and extra practices all make it worthwhile when we see her up on a stage!

Father's Day Photo

I got a photo yesterday of Phil and the girls yesterday, a late celebration of Father's Day! Same spot as last years photo!

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2012

Jonah's Birthday

We took Jonah his present down today - we had waited until Phil was home as it required some assembling. He seemed to love it, and I'm all for kids getting outside more for fresh air and exercise. All the kids enjoyed having a go, which I'm sure you will agree from the pictures!

The trampoline is still as popular as ever, and the kids played happily for ages on it!

Jonah chose a Dora cake for his birthday! Funny boy. When Ella was 4 she also had a Dora cake, when Kate was 4, she had a Spiderman cake!, Ruby had an Igglepiggle one!