Abby's First T-Ball Game

The chicks getting big....2weeks old!

Yesterday was Abby's first game. After two short practices it was pretty fun to see a bunch of 4 year olds trying to get the hang of the game. Luckily there were parents everywhere pointing the way. The best was after half the kids hit the ball they would pounce on it themselves! it was nice and non-competitive with everyone batting twice and no one getting out. Abby did really well and liked it a lot, even though it was windy. She needs to work on her swing a little, she steps into it and hits the tee every time (as seen in the video clip) Isabel wanted to play, too. Next year.....


Sara also wanted to play. She is getting a lot better at walking in shoes and on uneven surfaces, so she was all over the place charming the audience and trying to get into trouble.
Check out the pink glove.....






Good times were had by all. We then spent some time with Gma, Gpa, great Gma and Great Gpa. After that we decided to tour some model homes in Saratoga Springs. That is a town a little closer to the valley than we are. It is a really nice area and they are putting in a Wal-Mart so we thought we'd check in to the idea of moving there. Somehow all the homes we saw were about $400,000. Nice, but a little out of our price range. We will keep looking around. We like our house now, just always keeping our options open.
Otherwise we are just dealing with allergies. Abby has a little hay fever, and Scott has it bad. There is a ton of pollen coming out and it has been incredibly windy, not a good combo. Luckily, nobody else seems bothered by it. I just hate the dust that comes through every little crack it can.

Cheep, Cheep!

We have exciting news, we have added 6 little ones to our family! They are fuzzy but not very cuddly.



The girls love them and constantly beg to see them. We have them in the garage, but in a few weeks we will build them a coop outside. We are hoping they will give us eggs. It takes about 22 weeks for them to start laying. They are called Barred Rock hens. We don't have a rooster (hopefully), so the neighbors won't hate us. There are actually a few families around here who have chickens. Why did we get them, you might ask? Well, we had thought of it before and it seemed fun and pretty easy. We want to be a little more self-sufficient and also closer to where our food comes from. We have 6 chicks and are hoping to raise 3 or 4 to adulthood. You never know with chickens but they all seem healthy now. You can check out www.backyardchickens.com if this sounds fun to you!
Other than the chickens, not much is going on. Scott's 31st birthday passed on March 26th. He had to work, but we celebrated that weekend. We went to a restaurant called The Mayan Adventure with Scott's parents, Mark and his kids, and it was fun. They took a picture in a cool head dress and gave him a little sundae.












This a little picture of Sara's first ice cream cone all by herself. She loved it! She is now walking everywhere, although she has trouble on grass and slopes. She has realized that walking is much more effective than crawling. She also is really starting to talk. She can say a lot and copies. it is cute to see what she says new every day.


Today is finally warm and we are so excited for spring! The girls already have dandelions to pick...and tulips :( we are working on the rules for flowers.

So that's our news for now! We are gearing up for my mom, aunt and grandma to come visit and doing a lot of spring cleaning in the house and yard.