in honor of the earth...

...we played in the garden (and ate some dirt) today.

 

his eyes in this photo kill me. gorgeous.

Happy Earth Day.

a young Conan O'Brien?

meet the chicks

Bok Bok - Barred Plymouth Rock

Sweet Dee (aka Crooked Beak) - Americana #1

Lucille - Americana #2

Num Num (on the right) - Rhode Island Red

Bok Bok

Bok Bok's butt

So these are our chicks...Sweet Dee is my favorite I think, partially because she's got that crooked little mouth but also she really is sweet.  If any of the other birds got stuck outside of their little home for too long she would cry and cry until I came to put them back in. She obviously cares a lot about her fellow chicks. Num Num and Bok Bok, named by Ana and Koze, are both a little flighty and don't seem very excited about trying new things or being held. And Lucille...she was a late addition to the group. Initially Sweet Dee was a monstrous size compared to the other two and I felt like she wasn't fitting in. So I went back to the Urban Farm Store and got Lucille who is from the same batch as Sweet Dee. When I got Lucille they were exactly the same size and seemed to hit it off pretty well. Lucille would even clean Sweet Dee's beak whenever food would get caught in it. But now Lucille is HUGE compared to the others...and she looks kind of hawk-like to me. She's really friendly though and will jump up on the edge of their bin whenever we walk into the kitchen and she even comes over to Koze and lets him pet her. They all kind of freak out initially when you try to pick them up but settle in after just a few moments and generally fall right to sleep.

tulip festivities

Yesterday we spent the day with Koze's Gramy and G.G. (my mom and grandma). We had breakfast at The Country Cat and then headed off to the The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm for the Tulip Festival. Koze thought that running through the tulip field was okay.  And he seemed to be enjoying himself when we went on the cow train ride. But the highlight of his day was anytime he found a rock to pick up. He's way into rocks these days...usually he finds them on our walks and will bring two home with him. We've started a nice collection in the kitchen. There were a lot of fun things for kids at the festival but I think he may have been a bit too young for them this year. We'll have to come back next year...

Koze + Mac & Cheese = A story of true LOVE

I made Annie's Macaroni & Cheese for Koze's lunch today. After *almost* every bite he would take a deep breath and let out a long, "mmmmmmm"...then he put his face on the tray and started eating without the use of his hands. Like an animal. When he was finished he laid his head down on the remaining mac & cheese as if it were his pillow and let out a nice, long sigh. Pure happiness.