I’ve been neglecting the blog again, sorry. I keep taking pictures and telling myself that I’ll blog and upload them later and that just never happens. I’ll try to just give a quick update of what is going on around here.
Carson will be turning 5 next month 😦 I cry every time I think about it. Seriously, I want to keep him little forever. He is such an awesome little guy. He is so sensitive and caring, a great big brother and helper to momma. He also is feisty and has a mouth on him that occasionally get’s him in trouble. He is creative and a deep thinker and surprises me with just how much he understands. We will start homeschooling this year and I think we are going to have a lot of fun.
Camron is my little bear. He is very hard to keep up with. He is the cutest most daring little boy. He doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything. I love his personality even though he wears me out on a daily basis. He loves his momma and is such a cuddly little one but has a temper like his daddy. He loves his big brother and asks for him constantly when Carson is gone.
Calen is 5 months and is the best little baby. He has the best personality. He just sits and looks around absorbing everything going on around him. He loves to watch his big brothers and you can tell he is eager to join them. He has the best smile and he loves to cuddle with momma. He rarely cries and as long as he is fed and well rested he is the happiest baby. I’m anxious to see his personality develop as he get’s older.
We broke up the ground for the garden last week. I’m really excited about having an in ground garden again. B and my Dad have been working on putting up a fence this week to keep the chickens and goats out. I’m hoping to start putting plants in the ground some time next week. I grew lettuce in a raised bed for the first time. It is so good! I’ve been eating salads for lunch almost every day.
The chickens and goats are doing great. Lucy, the broody hen, decided she wanted to be a momma about 2 weeks ago so after doing some research I decided to get her 3 one day old babies from the feed store. We waited until dark and put them under her and she has just loved on them ever since. It really is amazing to watch her protect them and take care of them. She is a natural momma. All the animals are spoiled rotten. All the chickens run after me like dogs. The goats love to be out and around us while we are in the yard. It’s fun to have them all running around with us during the day.
B and I are doing great. B is so good about trying to balance work and spending time with us. He has really gotten into going to car shows. He joined the Mopar club and he takes the Dodge and shows it off on the weekends.
I think that is enough updating in one post. I think my next post may just be pictures 🙂
Category: Animals
Relief
I just deactivated my Facebook account and felt an instant relief. I’ve been wanting to do it for a while but I kept talking myself out of it. It is such a time sucker for me and I need to get my priorities right again. I’ve been trying to have some quiet devotional time in the morning and always find myself checking facebook instead. I do not want something so unimportant to have that much control over me. I also have to thank my friend Natalie for inspiring me to finally do it.
Chicken news: We discovered Chloe is the one laying eggs. She has been laying one a day and we ate some for breakfast this morning and they were delicious. I hope the other girls start soon.
Brandon’s mom is here visiting with us for 2 weeks. It’s going to be a busy 2 weeks. We have my mom’s family Christmas on Saturday. Wednesday was Camron’s 2nd birthday. We had cake for breakfast and we are having his birthday party on Sunday. On Monday we are taking the boys to the Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. On Tuesday we have Brandon’s work Christmas party. Then I think we have a few free days until Christmas weekend. I love this time of year.
Fun times
I’ve been so anxious because our chickens are now 21 weeks old and I read that they usually start laying eggs around week 20. Three days ago I went out to the chicken coop to feed and check water and close them up for the night. I was looking around and just counting the girls and looking at them up on their roost when I looked over and saw it. Yep, our first egg 🙂 I was so excited! There was nothing the next day but yesterday morning I found the second egg. This morning there was another one. I still have no idea who is laying but I find myself running out there every hour or so to check.
They have also discovered how to hop the fence and get in the goat barn and then the pasture. Can you imagine how funny it is seeing me, carrying a newborn baby, with 2 other little boys following along trying to chase those chickens back in the yard. These are fun times.
Speaking of my sweet little boys, they are so much fun. It’s getting close to Christmas and Carson is so excited. I keep having to remind him the true meaning of Christmas and we’ve been reading a lot in the bible and learning more about Jesus. We have an Elf that came to visit and he’s been very bad at night while we sleep. He likes to play Carson’s DS game and eat cheerios. He turned our milk green one night. He wrote Carson’s name on his mirror and wrote “Ha Ha” in shaving cream on Daddy’s mirror.
We are going back to church tomorrow and I’m a little nervous on how I will manage with all 3 by myself. I’m sure it will be fine but Calen has been a little fussy at times so hopefully it will be okay.
Animal adventures
I admit it! I’m a BAD blogger. I always have good intentions but for some reason I can’t keep up. I want to keep up because I have such a bad memory and I want to remember the little things in our life. Here is what we have been up to over the last several months 🙂
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We’ve been really busy 🙂
The boys are doing great! Carson is taking Taekwondo and just tested for his green stripe belt this week. Here is is getting his award and new belt
He is 4 and he amazes me. He speaks really well and he is so bright for his age. He has a very “spunky” personality and certainly keeps me on my toes.
Camron is now 20 months and he could be the poster child for “all boy.” This child never slows down. He also speaks very well for his age and is curious about everything. There is nothing he won’t climb and jump off of.
We found out that #3 is also a boy 🙂 I predict a lot of loud, wrestling matches later on in this house.
I love my boys! I feel like a referee some days with all the brotherly quarrels. Each day also has those moments were I catch Carson kissing Cam and telling him “I love you” or putting a band aid on his “boo boo.” I hope they always have a close bond and look out for each other.
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