Oreo finally had that baby

Well we waited and waited and finally Oreo had her baby. Its a boy, and just one. We thought 2 for sure. Emily and Madison got to watch part of the birth process. I was worried Oreo wouldn't be a good mommy but she is finally coming around. Austin named the baby lamb FJ in honor of our white sheep who died last year (fluffy) FJ stands for Fluffy Junior.

Oreos lamb ended up being really big and Roger had to pull it out. It was really interesting to watch.

Easter Weekend

For Easter weekend we mostly worked in the yard. We took a short little jaunt for a picnic. The kids had a lot of fun. We roasted Hot Dogs and let the kids play on the sand dune hill.

Fence is going in!

Well we bought our Chain link fence. We ended up getting an unexpected refund from our insurance company that with some of Union Pacifics Railroad pay we were able to get a chain link fence for the backyard. It is vinyl coated (white) and it seems to be really nice. It was used so that helped. It only cost $2.58 for the materials so that really really helped as now we only need to buy the cement, metal ties and one more gate. Its going to be so nice for Cannon to be able to go in the back yard. Right now when I let him out he runs like a mad man and doesn't look back. He would be half way across town.

I have been getting over a cold this week, I hope to have pictures of baby lambs soon, but Oreo is still pregnant. We are pretty sure she has twins, she has gotten sooooo fat.

The kids just have weeks left of school. They are already making plans for the summer. Emily got registered for Kindergarten on Friday there is going to be 26 kids in her class!!

More babies but none from Oreo

Oreo is still pregnant....and still a pain in the butt. She broke into the grain bin and almost killed herself doing that. She head butts the chickens and steal their food. She sticks her big fat head inside the chicken door and tries to steal their layer mix.

Well we are working on getting a fence. We are teetering between Chain-Link and Cedar Planks. We hope to get it installed soon as Cannon loves to wander and we still have to deal with the Pitt-Bull next door.

The hens started eating from my hand last night so they are getting more and more tame.

Madison is debating moving back down to the basement bedroom she can't decide if she wants to deal with Emily or to have privacy but no bathroom.

Congrats to Becca on her new job. We hope to make some visits down to her once she gets settled in.

Lots of eggs!

Well we got 5 eggs yesterday and 4 so far today. Austin named his chicken 'Omlett' and he has been eating lots of them with the eggs we gather. I never thought of raising chickens but its nice because they eat bugs. Cannon loves the baby chicks he especially likes when the baby chicks scatter and chirp.

The eggs are coming in all colors, brown, white and light blue. The yolks are dark almost orange. We are not sure what eggs come from what chickens. Chad made nesting boxes for each hen. But for some reason the hens lay all of their eggs in one box.

Can you believe the chickens like leftovers...I am going to have to record it you won't believe how they fight over left-overs.

4 new additions to the Family

So just in case you were keeping tabs on our family we have added MORE members. We got 4 baby chicks. When they get bigger they will be added to our chicken flock. We will then have 12 hens. We should get 36-60 eggs per week, we hope to be able to trade and barter our extra eggs for things around town. Of course anyone who visits will be given fresh eggs to take home. I plan on taking pictures of the family and animals tomorrow and trying to get the pictures posted on here. Side note that Jake (the dog) he is sick we hope he gets well soon and doesn't need to go to the vet.

Cannon is doing better and is over the Roseola. We hope that when we take him to the doctor that they will tell us his heart is fine. I am sure his irregular rhythm is something that he inherited from me :)

First off, I already called the doctor. But....I am such a worry wort. Cannon is sick (AGAIN), he has a virus with a fever and a slight rash. They did his blood work and said its a virus but didn't tell me what. I think its Rosela because he doesn't have any other symptoms. Anyways last night I had him in my bed watching him bewteen doeses of fever reducers and he seemed clammy.

So I felt his pulse and it felt so weird. So I got my stethescope and his pulse was freaky:

luba dub, luba dub, luba dub, dub dub dub(These are three quick beats) , pause, luba dub, luba dub, luba dub, dub, dub pause.




You get the idea??I called the doctor and I got the PA on call. I reminded them that he had just been seen by the doctor and that he had a virus with a fever and I explained the irregular heart rhythm. They said its normal and next time I bring him in for a well/sick visit to remind them of it. Unless he is struggling to breath or what not.I am just so worried, I myself have some heart issues (PVC,PAC & Bradycardia) so I know a little bit about heart stuff. But I am so worried, I swear I can't wait until Cannon finally outgrows all this sickness!

Oreo is back with Chickens!

The picture is Oreo Now!

Oreo getting a bottle back in 2008


Oreo our lamb is back...but now she is Double Stuffed. Oreo if you remember her right?





Well she is back and she is "Knocked Up!". She was so tame, my FIL didn't think she would let a buck mate her. But she is home now, still tame and pregnant. The kids ask everyday if she is going to have her babies today. We expect the baby(ies) in 2-3 weeks.



Chad also has been hard at work on a shed. He made a house for our newly acquired egg producers. Nice to have organic eggs at your finger tips. He built a cool rabbit hutch, now just need to get a rabbit. Then finally Oreo has a nice little place to bed down at night.



The kids are excited and check for eggs like 10 times a day. The chickens are a little stressed but hopefully soon they feel like they are at home.

Pinewood Derby

I feel like a bad mommy :( I can't find Austin's Pinewood derby pictures. He had a blast and did very well too. Chad and Austin created a cool Car and spent a lot of time online trying to find tricks to build the quickest car. Hopefully soon we can add the pictures.

Ok so we don't have the actual pinewood derby pictures. But we took some of Austin with his car. That should count for something right?

Chad and Austin did all of the building and shaping. I painting the car and helped put the graphite on the wheels.

Emily turns 5!

Emily turned 5 this weekend. She finally got that Nintendo Ds that she has wanted for so long. Even Papa Bruce was able to come down for a visit. We made homemade Pizza for Emily's birthday dinner. I ordered a icecream cake from Dairy queen and they put a digital picture of Littlest Pet Shops on the cake. I think she had a great time. We will be having a friend party for her later this week. I think we are going to go to McDonalds.

Cannon Turns 1

On the first of Febuary our 'little man' had his first birthday. It was traumatic at the time because he was so sick at the time. He is finally better and over his illness and we are glad to not be visiting any more ER's. Here are some pictures of the little guy. He decided he only wanted to climb on the toys and showed no interest in playing with them.

Madison Scores Big

Madison had a great month. She scored first place in the School History Fair. She also won third place in the American Legion Essay Contest. She got a big trophy and a certificiate for scoring in the top 10% in the nation for outstanding performance in Mathematics. We are so proud of her, and all of the hard work that she puts into her school work. She is currently working on a Arbor Day picture and hope to place in that contest.

Back to Posting

Well just a couple updates here and there. Everyone has been sick here, we had a good year last year and not much sickness. But lately everyone but myself has had some major illness going on. Yesterday was the History Fair at the elementary school. Madison and her friend placed 1st in her division and qualified for regionals. Madison also got an award from the Utah State Board of Education for scoring in the top 10% Nationally for Mathematics. She is so smart :)