last night when i was updating the blog i remembered why i stopped putting pics up... blogger changed things a while back and you can't see which picture is where so you have to keep checking the preview so that you can put captions on the pictures. Any way... enough whinning! The moral of the story is that i decided that if i update as i take the pics it will be way easier so i busted out the camera today and here we go again. :) (p.s. it was way easier!)

so here are some around the house updates:

my ducks are settling in nicely... they are much noisier than the chickens greeting us with a "waak waak waak" every time we go in or out the back door.


our yard is basically split into 2 sections the "sustaining" side with our garden, chickens and ducks (the garden is doing great this year!)


our most well intentioned garden pest :)


side 2 of our yard "entertaining" note the picnic table... LOVE! we eat outside a lot now!


jordan built this lovely fire pit (with my birthday glider and chairs from M&D Levien)


bye bye deck, hello grass! in just a few weeks you can picture blankets and lawn chairs in this space as our community group hosts our first outdoor movie night. featuring "dispicable me" OF COURSE!


we're going to need a sandbox!


more evidence of things previously mentioned:
J is really into lining things up right now. :)


fun sense of style - "J's hat"... which is a box that his animals from "Weekie" and papa came in. (i confess i let him wear it on a 2 block walk over to my friend's house... i also confess that i did look the other way when we passed a lady walking her dog)

pictures

here are some pictures finally.

J and daddy coming to get mom with a chainsaw...


J and daddy swinging


we got some meat chicks in the spring


2 massacres and a butchering later there have now officially been no survivors


and what better way to celebrate home grown and butchered chicken than authentic nshima.


it's raspberry season...


you have to turn your head, but J is really into lining things up right now...


he also has a very fun sense of style... usually including one of daddy's hats


he's a good helper!


thanks for waiting. hope it was worth it :)

jordan: "J, what should we name the baby?"

J: "boat"

baby's blog debut

Jeriah is going to be a big brother! (13 weeks)

sadly the photo opp was missed but this little guy is eating olive rings, three on three of his fingers. :)


J in"vest"ing in some playtime before we go outside




the guys hard at work


wearing daddy's work shoes


here's our community group this year... we packed it out with 18 people in our little living room :)


and worthy of noting... this is the fabulous dinner that jordan prepared for us the other evening :) awesome! devil's food cake with triple chocolate icing! and yellow cake batter ice cream. yum!

Uncle Dana and Aunt Livi came to visit!!!

J getting ready to go meet some buckeyes at the airport


The ipad was a big hit as usual...


J enjoyed being one of the guys.


making J giggle


out on the town in fairhaven


J in a phone booth


not a fan of "dirty dan"


CRABS!


"nose...eyes"


dinosaurs need naps too!


St. Patty's Day book from Grammie and Papa


p.s. (a little bonus for my mom and dad)
Not only did i make corned beef with turnips, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots... but i used the leftovers to make a pot pie :) This "dirty Mc" is makin' you proud! :)

J is a BIG fan of being outside!

J checking out the chickens.



He really likes these little buggers. (Even though they peck his fingers when he doesn't heed his mama's warnings.)



Scouting the freshly tilled garden



J is also a big fan of pushing the button on the back door, which just so happens to be the one that locks said door. So... when I go out to throw a load of laundry in, I leave the door open. Yesterday, when I came back out of the garage, look who had very quickly escaped! (side note: into our fully fenced yard)



FREEDOM!