Hey there blogging world. It has been six months since my last post and I am pretty sure every one has given up on the ol' Davis Rodeo. However, I am still going to act like I have been blogging everyday like in the past and not dwell on the "what should have beens". So here I go:
This past weekend was awesome. We had a wonderful Easter with family. I tried to keep everything traditional as in the past. However, it really did not seem like Easter weekend. Maybe cause it came early this year. Who knows. Anyway, we had fun Easter parties at the school with an early release day to start off the weekend. I was really bummed, though, because I missed Leslie's party with her class. I have managed to make all of the others, but this one was different because I really had to be with my own class with the way it was set up. I wanted to cry looking at the pictures that Les took of her hunting the eggs. This was the very first event of the kids' that I have missed and I did not like it one bit.
On Friday we played with chicks all day. Yes, chickens. Les bought 6 baby chicks to raise for eggs. The kids loved them, but knew to wash their hands afterwards for safety. Well, the chicks survived their first night at our house, but not so much the second night. We think a fox pushed in the cage door and got 3 of them and injured one. The next night, the fox came back and ate two more! Les was so mad! The only one left was the chick with a gash on its neck. Leslie and I thought we would go out and keep him company on Saturday. He was so lonely. He was eating, drinking and chirping just fine. So, we knew he was going to be okay. As I stuck my hands through the cage, the poor chick would sit on my hands. I instantly fell for the bird. Yep, I pulled him/her out of the cage and playing with it all day. I kept telling the kids that we should not get too attached because she may not live. We should definitely not name her! As the day went by the cage moved to the garage and we made plans to put her in the garage for safety. We did end up naming her Dora because she out smarted the fox (Swiper). Yep, Momma fell hard for this poor chick. Later that evening while we were eating, Les went to check on Dora and the dumb dogs had gotten out of their gates and into hers. I was so upset I wanted to cry! Anyways here she is. We no longer have baby chicks after 3 nights. Sad I know.
On Saturday we dyed eggs and the kids loved it. We used traditional dye and then tie dyed them with baggies. They turned out really cool! Check them out!
Sunday was an even better day. We made it to church on time with no big fusses like we usually encounter. The kids looked so cute in their Easter "dresses". Here is a family photo we took by the timer on the camera. Not to bad, eh?
Right after church I managed to snap a few photos of the kids. Man they have grown up so fast! I cry just thinking about it. I think working full time makes time go by even faster!
