Birthday Party for Great Grandpa and Grandma

Saturday Night we celebrated my grandparent's 70th birthday. We had a get together at my Uncle Don's house. My dad was teaching Eli how to skateboard! Before the party David and I took Eli to Sunrise Park in Hudsonville. Eli LOVED the teeter totter.

(See anything funny in our pictures? Like my crazy Uncle Doug! :) I guess he just can't get his picture taken enough. He kept sneaking into our pictures! Bet he didn't think I would put them on the web!! )

Daddy's New Birds

Saturday morning we went to the bird sale at the Hudsonville Fairgrounds. David purchased six Guinea Hens and a pair of black shouldered peacocks. I ALMOST bought the cutest pot belly....but couldn't do it. Maybe if they were a little tamer. After the sale, we went to Grandpa's to see Aunt Sarah's new baby llama. She hasn't named the baby yet.

Daddy's Fishing Trip/Mommy's Vacation

David and Eli travled up north with David's parents and Eli's cousin Noah. They spent the weekend fishing, and hanging out in the motor home. Noah caught the biggest fish of the weekend! David and Eli took home a baby turtle for our turtle tank. I stayed home and relaxed. It was the first night without Eli for me.

Our Turtle Tank

Now that we have set up a designated play area for Elias, we decided to set up an aquarium for Eli to watch. We bought a 29 gallon tank, and David built a really cool stand for it. We ordered some baby turtles for our tank, but they are coming from Texas. With the hurricane I'm not sure when we will get them. So far we have 3 African Cichlids, and a fish that cleans..I forget what it's called.

I LOVE fall!

The weather is finally starting to cool down, and fall is right around the corner. Saturday, we had David's family over to grill out and sit by a bon fire. It felt good to wear sweat shirts, and enjoy the heat of the flames. Fall is my favorite season. I can't wait to enjoy fall festivities with Elias.

The Hen House

David is giving chickens one more try. He purchased over a dozen layers earlier this spring, and the chickens are finally laying! Only one chicken was a rooster, so we faired pretty well. Out of a dozen hens in the hen house we average 8-10 eggs a day.

Here are the chickens in the Hen House.
Eli enjoys feeding the chickens. The chickens get all of our extra produce, and the few vegetable that grow in the garden...you would understand if you saw our garden... or weeds should I say!!

My favorite chickens are Araucanas. They lay blue eggs. They are not consistent layers however, and David said if the Araucanas didn't start laying soon he would move them from the Hen House to the Freezer! Perfect timing ladies, you're safe in the Hen House! :)