The Girls

The Girls are growing up.  They are almost trained to go from the shed to the pen.

 Almost.  

We usually have a stray. She likes to take the road less traveled. 

Notice most pics only contain three chicks. We have four. 

maybe she is shy. or independent. or head strong. or brave. 

or just one egg shy of a dozen.

We love our chicks. They are family. 

Now for those wellies...

The Tooth Fairy

Jett lost his first tooth at the movies. I cried. Mitch thought we were talking about Truffula Trees. I dropped the tooth in the car. I found it- thank goodness. I would have cried again and been so heartbroken over not having that little tooth in my jewelry box that my life would not have been complete. I might have had to have Mitch whittle a tooth out of Persimmon Wood had I not found the tooth under my seat.

Thank goodness for flashlights.

 The tooth fairy was so unprepared and felt a dime and handful of pennies did not quite portray the value of a first tooth,so she had to leave her $10 bill. 

Jett lost his second tooth a couple of weeks later. He had to wait to put it under his pillow because I was at work- moms can't miss a tooth fairy visit or a tooth collection, more importantly:) 

Jett told Mitch: "I am going to leave a note for the tooth fairy, I need $20 this time." 

Whoa. 

The tooth fairy is going to need a raise if each tooth is worth $10 more than the previous. or $10 each. really how much do teeth go for these days? I think the tooth cashed in for $5 this go around. 

Anxious to see what happens next time... 

Yes, I am saving his teeth. What else do you do with them? How can you throw away the first tooth or the second  or any? My friend at work told me her friend made her daughter-in-law earrings and a necklace out of her son's teeth. I promise not to take it that far...maybe.

Ridin' Around

Jett has officially mastered riding his bike with no training wheels- and now, there is no stopping him. I am pretty sure he rode about 10 miles in our driveway and to the neighbors mailbox and back last week! Loved these pics of his latest accomplishment!

Our Little Farm...

Since we have moved in, we are trying to take advantage of our backyard...

First step- an orchard.

Well, at least the start of some fruit trees. Mitch ordered trees online, they came in a box, we plotted their places, and bam- an orchard...

Hopefully in about ten years (really hoping for three) we will have English Walnuts, Georgia Peaches, Cherries, Kiwi, and Grapes added to our enormous collection of Persimmons and, maybe even the Pecan Trees will fruit, too! 

Second Step-....fresh eggs arriving soon:)

Mitch and Jett picked up our baby chicks a couple of weeks ago. They are so cute! so fuzzy and quite the little eaters! One chick has even been sleeping in the food bowl. We love to watch them run around, drink water, and cuddle together...it is amazing how fast they grow, too! It literally seems as though each time you look at them they are bigger...

 I took these yesterday- see how they have grown!

Seven Years Old

Jett turned seven on February 17. We had a couple of small family celebrations and just enjoyed a wonderful weekend together. 

I still can't believe he is seven. He is a boy- not a little boy anymore. And, definitely all boy at that. We can't keep him inside. He is always climbing trees, fighting dragons, or building on his fort...

Jett is still very creative, quite the artist, loves math, could live without reading- at least reading to me...Jett has a very sweet and loving heart. 

He really likes pizza, dipping bread in balsamic vinegar, avocados, "dark red" apples, home-cooking, Panda Express, Star Wars, and Scooby, and AWANA is awesome:)

A couple of things I want to remember:

Jett used his Bible Safari money to buy me a big heart-shaped ring. He said it was a late valentine's and that he wanted to get it for me because he knew I would love it. He said he almost got some candy he had never tried, but this ring would last forever...

Jett told me that baby Ben needed something special. Oscar was really special to him and he thought he would give Ben Oscar so he would have something really special, too. The little boy in him came out after a couple of days of thinking this over, though and Jett felt that Oscar was his first and most special stuffed animal and maybe he could get Ben his own first and most special stuffed animal, instead:)

Happy Birthday Jettie! We love you. 

Sweet Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!

We shared yummy donuts- even Jones snuck one off the table and 

enjoyed his sweet own valentine. 

 Mitch and Jett showered me with love and chocolates, Mimi got a sweet lesson on Star Wars, and GG stopped in for a hug...

Snow Day

Our only snow day of 2012. Mitch and Jett spent this wintry Monday together building a snowman- complete with a carrot for his nose...