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!

Four on the Third!

From this darling wee baby ...

grew this delightful, sweet, very talkative little boy ...

Happy Happy Birthday to the best FOUR year old in the World! xxx

Naughty Chicken!

As mentioned in the previous post about Phoebe and coming inside, I got a heck of a fright this morning when I left the door open and was getting something out of the kitchen cupboard and then heard her (and Ebony-Rose following) jump up onto the bar stool! Seriously, they have a cheek! Sorry the photo isn't the best, but was keen to get them back outside! You will have to look very hard to see Ebony-Rose down by Phoebe's legs!

Chook of the Week!

Meet ...

Phoebe
DOB: 22nd February 2012
Age: 18months
Breed: Isa Brown
Nicknames: Pheebs, Sweet Girl, Sweets
Personality: We swapped Coco (our rooster) for Phoebe. She settled in well, and started laying the next day. She lays almost every day, but I am always glad when she misses a day to give her body a rest. She became very ill last Christmas evening and we thought for sure she was not going to make it, but through share TLC, she bounced back after a few weeks. She is nearly always the first to jump in the vege garden when let out, she is the first to run over when the hose is turned on for fresh water, she is the ONLY one to come inside of her own accord when the back door is left open (that happened when she was ill and Kate let her) She likes short pats/cuddles, and is a real clucky type - gently clucking all day long. She lays dark brown eggs. She belongs to Kate.

Getting ready for Spring!

With just 10 days before spring officially starts in Australia, we made a start today getting the back ready for sitting out there and enjoying the rays! There was some colour added (I do love pansies!) seeds to sort, chairs and cushions to clean, cobwebs to get down, tables to oil, new shoots to admire. The temperature was 20 degrees, just perfect for me! I am looking forward to getting out there again over the next month and enjoying the change of season.

The Weekend

The girls had the camera in full swing over the weekend, here are some of my favourite shots they took.

bacon and egg pies for the freezer

cute chickens

forever flipping

out by the garden

they are obsessed with their American Girl Dolls

Chook of the Week!

Meet ...

Omelette
DOB: 9th March 2012
Age: 17 months
Breed: Wyandotte Bantam
Nicknames: Ommy, Ommy Pommy
Personality: One of our first chooks.  The Boss of the flock! Always last in bed at night. Loves to jump on ladders. Very cuddly. Excellent layer. Lays small white eggs, but has laid a few double yolkers and was our first chicken to lay TWO eggs in one day. Lays 5-6 times a week. Has gone broody twice before. Belongs to Ella, and was named after a chicken on tv.