We're not moving to a farm, just bringing the farm to Cedar Hills. On Thursday, we took the kids to get four little baby chicks, all different kinds, each about a week old. I can't begin to tell you how excited the kids are (and of course the biggest kid, Jared, is just as excited as Jonathon and Ashley) about their new "pets". Friday morning, Jonathon woke Jared at 6am to ask if he could go out an hold the chicks! We get that question all day long from both of the kiddos.
Jonathon decided to name each of the chicks for us. We attempted to have Ashley help him, but she couldn't think of any names. Jonathon, on the other hand, was ready and waiting with plenty of names. Goldie is his favorite. He loves her, loves holding her, loves taking her out of the box and putting her on the ground to peck around. Owl Face, the brown one, is Ashley's favorite. Being a two year olds favorite is not necessarily a great thing if you are an animal. She is still learning how to be gentle so we have to keep a close eye on her. This of course would be much easier if she couldn't open the door out to the garage on her own! The other two are Scarlick (I have absolutely no idea where the name came from and I have been assured it is Scarlick and not Scarlet!) and Black & White.
After asking for a dog for quite some time now, I think these chicks have appeased the kids, at least for a while. Jonathon actually told me that he thinks chicks are better than dogs because you have to feed dogs every day, but the food in the chick feeder lasts for a long time! He's a logical thinker, that one. :)
Sorena isn't too excited about the chickens yet, but that's probably because she isn't allowed to hold them. Instead she has been working on mastering the challenges of eating real food, sitting on her own and rolling all around. She is not excited about having to eat real food, either, as you can see by the look on her face. The one exception is graham crackers. She LOVES them and can finish off a quarter in about 10 seconds flat (if let her!).
