Down on the Farm

In his collection of kind birthday presents from family and friends, Miles received a Playmobil tractor as well as a veterinarian hauling a wagon with a pig family. The kids LOVED adding this to the current garden center set. I love listening to their imaginary play.

Rich recently surprised me with a rain barrel. We’ve had it hooked up for about a week and have been waiting on some decent rain. Last night we had a great storm. To our delight, this morning the barrel was full! The kids had great fun watering the wet grass and plants. The chickens even drank rain water today. LOVE IT.

33X2, 3+3, 3 = birthday magic

Happy 3rd Birthday Mr. Miles!

Guess who got a new bike for his birthday!

A little hockey reading with a dear friend.

Collecting flowers in the hood.

Miles got a hockey stick a couple weeks ago. We did not show him what to do with it. He showed us.

Picking up big sister.

Noodle house with bubble tea!

Bike riding at the park!

Baker Mina helping with the cake.

His birthday dinner – favourite items that he put on tonight’s menu: tofu, chicken dogs, strawberries, edamame beans

Celebrating!

The near-disaster train cake. (I am not a cake baker). Wasn’t so pretty but it came complete with tracks, fruit and some candy. Miles liked it, so i was happy.

It was a very sweet day, for a very sweet boy.

Throw Out the Training Wheels

Mina recently learned how to ride her bike! She’s been slow and steady in this endeavor, gradually challenging herself with more and more incline. Today, after two attempts, she conquered the cul-de-sac! Miles raced around after her on his tricycle. Unlike Mina, he has no fear!

Last week, Mina learning to ride her bike at the school!

Miles, along for the ride. I will not be repeating the mistake of training wheels for this little cyclist.

Coops, Tractors and Feathers

Early April, their first walk outside.

 

Getting bigger and hanging with their “Mother Hen”

 

The coop in stages…

Temporary chicken house on a sunny afternoon

Painter Mina

The vacation house

We took some time off from coop building to make a tractor (aka. their vacation house). Making this now gets the chicks out of the way to finish up the coop. I’m hoping to use the tractor to rotate the chickens around the yard and gardens.

Today was about putting on the door and the hardware.

Another year, another candle

 

I just had a birthday! Yippee. The weather was so nice that we had dinner on the deck. Dessert too!

My Dad sent me this picture that i had never seen before. This is me, sitting with my paternal Grandmother. I’m wearing a very special sweater that waited a long time for a granddaughter. Mina has also worn that sweater!

Best ever concert and birthday present! He played for three hours. His energy level was incredible. His voice was perfect.

Birthday Bash

During D&D’s visit, the cousins came down to play and celebrate a flurry of birthdays!     

 

Age is a state of mind!