Spring Outdoors

Johnny looking at my flowerbed

Laying Hens eating grass

New 10ft x 10ft broiler pen

Little Laying Hens outside

Johnny's "race track" (wagon tracks) in the orchard

Lu Lu in the wagon

Johnny being a stinker...not looking at the camera

Thanks Johnny...You're Muddy!

Chicks getting ready to move outside

"We think we're cold!"

Geraniums, Pansies, and Petunias that need to be planted in the gardens

Lu Lu helping can rhubarb...She likes to chew on it.

Pasture garden with row covers over cauliflower and broccoli

Lu Lu

Johnny

John and Olue

Waiting for Daddy

Strawberries

 The strawberries were our project last weekend.  We weeded and pulled ALL of the straw back from the plants.  Josh and I both realized after this project that Mamma shouldn't work this hard again until after I'm recovered from having the baby.  I had way too many false contractions during and after this weekend project.

cauliflower

Lu Lu looking down the row cover

Skunk

 We finally caught what had killed those 4 baby laying hens.  We're happy it wasn't a weasel like we had originally thought!

Olue playing with Yellow the kittie and Cedar the puppy

Little layers are growing fast.  We can't wait to move them into the coop.

Lu Lu

Johnny wanted to take a picture of Mommy

Johnny found a potato plant

Josh weeding the potato garden with Cedar eagerly looking on

Johnny throwing rocks over the road that he found in the potato garden

Brushing his hands off.  His work all done.

Lu Lu has grass

Now she has some woodchips.

I've got lots more pictures of the garden and updates on what we've been doing in the gardens and with the chickens on our business blog www.logreenacrescsa.blogspot.com

I've started my weekly OB appointments with ultrasounds.  The baby is doing great, always scoring 8 out of 8.  We got to see some hair in this last one, so he/she definately won't be bald.  We're scheduled for June 22 c-section.  I hope it comes soon.  I feel very huge and tired.  Although the tired thing won't stop when the baby is outside, I'm looking forward to seeing my feet again.

Olue has been talking like crazy.  She can say almost every word that Johnny does.  She just doesn't know the exact meaning of all of them.  She can say potty and poop very clearly, but I still haven't gotten her to actually do it in the potty.  She also says "Mommy Go" when she's looking for anyone.  She doesn't like it when she and John take naps at different times.  She is constantly looking for Johnny saying "Mommy Go, Mommy Go".

Johnny has started to be a real big help.  He is helping Josh with the chicken chores now.  Josh was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to help him move chickens after the baby comes.  We'll still have chickens for two more weeks after baby.  But I haven't even been out there to help him the last two nights (getting Lu in bed and washing dishes and eggs after supper).  I have been replaced by a (almost) 3 year old!  It's so nice to have him helping and he loves doing it!

We have VBS next week at the church and even with all my previous prep work, I feel like I'm cramming to finish getting ready.  There was a large funeral at the church today (the third funeral for our priest in the last week...Crazy!), so I wasn't able to get anything ready there.  I have a mom coming to help me get some things set up tomorrow, so hopefully I'll feel more prepared after that.

Josh has been doing most of the chicken chores and gardening this spring.  He works crazy hard at it!  I wish I could help him more, but at this point it's best if I just keep the kids busy and out of the garden rows and chicken poop while he works.

I better go take a shower and get to bed!