All the new toys

We are coming up on two weeks now and while things are getting done slowly, they are getting done. Most of the family was sick this week with bronchitis which has slowed us all down a bit. I finally located my camera cable and am posting some new photos of us using our new toys. Bob got to use his tractor for the first time and loves mowing the grass for the first time in his life. He can't wait to get some attachments for it. He is finally accepting his new life as a farm boy and actually likes it here.

Michelle and Regina spent most of Saturday getting the garden in. The garden area was mostly overgrown with grass and weeds. We fired up our new tiller and hit the ground running....well, pushing.... It took a couple of hours of tilling and raking to get the area clean. We put in our tomatoes and peppers, then we planted some corn, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, eggplant, beets, carrots, zucchini, and some pumpkins for the fall. It was a nice day with little humidity. Still, it was hot and we had to slow down in the afternoon because of heat exhaustion....of course, having bronchitis doesn't help either. The funniest part of the day was coming in the house later and removing our gloves. We got sunburned on our arms and it stops at the wrists where the gloves were. We both looked ridiculous at church today with our red arms and white hands.In chick news, the ladies had their first day out of the coop yesterday. We had to catch them and put them outside as they were unsure of it. At first they hid under the hose reel and we had to keep chasing them out into the barnyard. They never strayed away from the door of the coop which made me feel better. They are big, but still too small to be left out there unattended. The big rooster, Jack Sparrow, dug himself a hole in the dirt near the wall of the coop and buried himself as far down as he could get. The girls were envious of his new digs and kept chasing him out....just like women.

It was a quiet day today. We ate a nice lunch of homemade chicken pot pie (sorry ladies, :( and then we took a long, needed nap all afternoon. Tonight I went out to check on the chickens and as soon as I got outside I heard a chick chirping loudly, which usually means trouble. I sprinted for the coop and one of the white rocks was standing outside crying. I believe she escaped when the kids were watering them today and I felt bad because it means she was stuck out in a rainstorm. She is no worse for wear and happily reunited with the flock.