a new flock

When we first began this blog we had just gotten our first "flock" of pest control.... chickens to eat all the ticks and chiggers here! Now after our 200th post, We still have 7 of that flock keeping us supplied with fresh eggs regularly.  However they are going on 3 years old!!!  It seemed to be time to welcome in a new batch.  So we got some Easter chicks!

Easter morning all lined up! 15,14,12,10,8,18 mon

colored eggs.....

 We had fun picking out the new batch, and the kids thought the colored chicks were too cute!  they will outgrow their "color" in just a few weeks.

Colored chicks...Sweetie (pink) Peep (blue) Poopy(yellow) Jolly (green)

Little one is enjoying watching these new "things"!

 

Tutu picked her 3

Little One gently holds a chick

Eugene protecting his chicks

Bernie and his baby chicks

Ria holding one of hers

Easter is a wonderful time for us to reflect on the new life we have in Christ.  As we raise these new little chicks, who need to be cared for, feed and protected ~ I am so blessed to know God does all of this for us too!  May you have a blessed Easter and spring this year.

A day at the "lake"

What a beautiful Easter Sunday! Warm temps, sunshine and family couldn't ask for much more!


We enjoyed a feast of food AND Scripture for lunch :) Then enjoyed being outside the rest of the day. We did an Easter eggs hunt on the rock wall -- harder than it seems!


note to mom -- next year call GRAPES jelly beans so we don't have the sugar high!!! chocolate melts in the warm van.... oh well ~ we tried!

Blue eyes enjoying the blue sky

There were some great things to plan on, this huge suspended net was one!

they boys were liking the lookout, even though Chuck doesn't like heights he was doing ok.

sand fun, yes she tried to eat it too

great rope swing into the creek

spring fed so it was refreshingly cool :)

let me swim! she really wanted to SIT down and play! Tutu did a great job keeping her dry

whole beach to themselves, well almost they felt right at home!

All dressed up

and ready to go to church. We were all VERY much anticipating the day of celebration!
We were actually early and had time to take pictures, which is unusual on Easter Sunday!

Like the floral wreath on Chuck? We do :)

the ponderer... Tutu what ya thinking?

Ria ~ we LOVE your smile!

and Bernie looking so grown up!
there is just something about being the youngest that... well ....Eugene -- keep living life with joy

The little one enjoyed Easter too!

the line up, they really do grow way too fast! (14, 13, 11, 9, 6yr)

The whole crew

~ A family picture ~

We enjoyed lunch (after our season of lent it was WONDERFUL!) with Gr and Gr Q at the camp they are working at this month which is about 90 min from us. More pictures of all the fun we had there to follow!

The Quak Flock