Bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk!

My three hens...Henny Penny, Chicken Little and Emily Dickenson (there is a story behind this name)...continue to delight us and provide us with 2 to 3 eggs a day.  I have never had a "pet" that I enjoyed more than I do these three chicks! They run to me when I  holler "Bawk-bawk-bawk". They will eat out of my hand, especially bread, and love vegetable and fruit peelings/rinds/cores/etc. They are content to stay in their coop while we are at work but LOVE to get out each evening and strut and scratch around the yard. Most hilarious is to watch them when a worm is found! When the sun goes down they wander back into their coop, jump up on their perch and we simply close the coop door. How easy is that!!! As a bonus, their droppings fertilize the lawn. Becoming a Chicken Farmer has been very rewarding.
The story of Emily Dickenson....Early in the year, after we had received our Christmas gift of a custom built, brand-new chicken coop, 3-year-old Marshall asked his parents if they could bring him over to see "Bom-bom's" (that is his name for me) DICKENS. Confused, his parent asked him to repeat the request. They finally figured out that he was talking about my chickens. Such a cute mispronunciation thus the name Emily DICKENson!!!!

Jared gets his Masters Degree

It was a proud day for all of us to attend Jared's graduation with his Masters of Business Administration in Management and Strategy. With Heidi support he managed to finish his course work and projects right in the middle of Chace's illness and hospital stay. Way to go Bubba!!

San Francisco

 After 3+ years of paperwork and effort, Frank was granted his Italian citizenship which required a trip to San Francisco. It was fun to see the Italian flag flying outside the Consulate building. He is now officially fingerprinted and the proud possessor of an Italian pass-a-porta!!

We also enjoyed spending time in Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach (the Italian section of the city). It was a quick trip but there is no place we would rather be than sharing adventures together.

After a year's hiatus....We are back!

There is no good excuse...or reason...or justification for why our blog has been dormant for a year. But to our kind blog followers, we promise to repent and do better. With that said, we will go back to the past and try to add some entries.

Funny, funny Quinn

Asher got a real kick out of watching his sister, Quinn, do a funny dance. There is nothing as sweet as a baby belly laugh. Turn up the volume so you can hear his giggles!