Our Chickies

We have Chickens yup six little chicks.  We had been discussing this for several years about raising chickens.  Especially after tasting the eggs at my mom's.  She gets them from my cousin Clint's wife.  They were so yummy made the ones from the store taste like plastic.  So for their Easter present from Matt's parents they got chicks.  We got seven little chicks of different breeds.  Four grey ones that the girls named Princess Sophia, Minnie, Mickey and Batman. Sadly Batman died after the first night.  One copper colored one named Peter Pan.  And two brown ones named Tiger and Pep Le Pew.  The girls loved naming each of them.  Right now they are living in our laundry room in a box, once they are big enough they will be in the backyard in their coup.  The girls are loving their little babies. Emme asked me where their Mommy and Daddy were and who would take care of them if they had no Mommy or Daddy.  I told her that it was our job now to take care of them.  They are loving watching them in their home.  Emme loves holding them and petting their soft feathers.  Livi is a bit different.   She has always been more shy and cautious then her sister.  She has a bit of a fear of animals.  She prefers to have Matt or me hold them and she just pet them.  However for a couple minutes this morning she held tiger for a little bit.  

Livi petting Princess Sophia

She is loving her baby chicks

Livi holding Tiger

Four of the chicks before we got the other three

Holding Minnie

A Springish Day at the Zoo

It is beginning to look a lot like spring.  However that means very little in Utah.  The weather here is a bit bipolar.  It can be a nice warm day, then wind starts to blow and hear comes the snow.  Last week there was a nice warm day with not a cloud in the sky.  We decided to take a trip to the zoo.  Of course we had to wait till Matt was done with training, so after we picked him up we went for a bit to eat at Hires before going to the zoo.  It was Alex's first trip and I am sure that he will be more excited if he wasn't a baby.  He hanged out in his stroller and fell asleep.  The girls were more then happy.  We happened to arrive at the best time as they were feeding the elephant ad having them do tricks.  Emme was extremely impressed with Zuri the baby elephant was the same age as her.  We also saw the peacock in full display.  Livi was not too happy how dirty the polar bear was and said he needed a bath and I should give him one.  (I had a flashback of Binky Childhood moment) The joy of explaining what the different animals eat.   The girls loved learning all the names and what they eat even if it would be Mommy.  I can't wait for it to be real spring and summer (hoping it isn't as hot as last summer)  We are already planning our adventures for this summer. 

He is cutting his teeth so he has been sucking on he lower lip a lot. 

Posing with the elephant

Watching the Monkeys

Watching the Elephants

Watching the Elephants have a snack

Isn't she is so cute

She wanted the Polar Bear to eat her. 

Hanging out in his stroller

My sweeties

She was running with the leopard

She wanted to be a baby gorilla

Six months of cutieness

Alexander is six months old.  He is such little tall ball of cuteness.  His hair is red and starting to grow in.  His eyes are still blue so I think that is what they will remain.  So far he is hitting all his milestones.  He loves to roll till he gets him self stuck and then whines till some one moves him so he can roll again.  He can sit up if we put him up.  He has become the master of putting his Binky in and out of his mouth.  We have to keep a close eye on what the floor as he puts everything in his mouth.  He has learned to love toys.  His bottom two teeth have finally cut through his gum.  Though not fully in yet they are making slow progress.  Alex loves rice cereal but doesn't seem to care for peas.  He makes that face when you have eaten something extremely sour and gross.  He continues to be such a happy little boy.  He only cries when scared, hungry or stuck.  Even then you can make him smile easily.  His sisters love him to pieces.  They sing, bring him toys, give him kisses and hugs.  Livi still has moments of jealously but she is never mean to Alex.  When she wants attention she will tell us to put him down to play or bring his crib to us.  He loves to giggle and smile.  It doesn't take much to make him smile.  He is now 27.8 inches tall and 20.2 pounds.  He wears depending on the outfit between 6months to 12months.  He is very tall for his age so pants tend to be Capris if he doesn't wear a bigger size.  His outfit hang on him but he needs the length till it is summer. 

Our little sheriff sitting up

He does this a lot. 

Our little drool bug

He loves his feet

He wanted Livi.  He loves to grab their hair or clothes to suck on it.