It would seem a pattern is forming with my blog posts of late: Take a bunch of pictures over the course of a month or more, eventually get around to uploading and editing them, and finally find the time to share them on the blog. Blogging is my outlet for creativity, for news sharing with family and friends, and for a form of journalling (often in the pictorial sense), so it is an activity I greatly enjoy and would love to do more of more frequently. However, my real life family (not just their pictures) and busy household responsibilities always take precedence! In addition to raising children, homeschooling, cooking, laundry, ministries at church, and husband care, we have also factored in chickens and a garden....so spring has been especially full! Enjoy this glimpse into the month of April and beginning of May from our little patch of land in Ohio. :)
Bright, happy colors of delicious produce going through the wash before making it into the fridge. I love happy colors like these!
And these!
But not these. :)
In all his three years of life, we've never had a problem with Isaac coloring the wall. Josiah, however, is another story entirely. He will color on anything and everything if given the opportunity...like three minutes of unsupervised time while Mommy used the bathroom and Daddy was getting ready for work! Ha! Needless to say, I took the time not long after to move all of our art supplies that were right at hand's reach on that windowsill to a shelf only accessibly by grown-ups in hopes of preventing the help-yourself-to-the-crayons mentality. It makes for a much more organized school storage space and a more decluttered window ledge which equals *happy* in my book!
Mr. Sunshine!
There is a picture in my baby book that looks so much like this one! I'll have to go find it some day to share...
Happy boy!
Operation chicken coop delivery!
The boys were so excited to see the new coop and watch our Amish neighbor who built it install it on cement blocks.
Scoping out the interior.
Hi, Mom!
Isn't it beautiful?!
I don't have a picture to show yet, but Nathan quickly built a nice run off to the left side where the chickens love to eat fresh grass and enjoy the sunshine. We plan to free range them as much as possible, but when they do need to be penned up, the run is a great place for them to be out of doors.
And Hilltop Farm is born!
Here is a picture of the inside before we installed a hanging feeder.
Lots of nesting boxes they don't use yet.
Our big garden got plowed that same day, thanks to a very kind friend from church who hauled his tractor and roto-vator over!
The boys were very fascinated to watch Mr. John at work!
And for those of you who have commented on the lack of Nathan pictures recently, here you go! ;) My hardworking, handsome man!
Josiah Bear
Davy Crockett the construction man?
Adoniah is turning into quite the little climber. He just can't quite figure out how to get down off of things yet!
We've been learning about baby animals in our preschool program this spring (much more on that later!), so we took a field trip to a church member's goat farm where they had lots of adorable little babies!
The herd outside.
Their donkey guardian. Seriously.
Josiah, our animal lover, was a little bit intimidated up close! Hopefully, by the time we get our own goats, he will feel more comfortable around them. :)
My outdoorsy boy.
Isaac loved helping to feed the goats!
And the giant tree swings were a hit!
Getting to be such a big boy!
Mr. Max helping JoJo swing.
A recent, free addition to our outdoor toys has been VERY well loved by both older boys!
This is his just-woke-up-not-quite-chipper-yet face. :)
Getting happier by the minute.
Addy-Boy playing while Mommy snaps green beans.
That's all for now, folks!
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