Zack's Geese

Zack decided last year he wanted to try raising geese for the eggs. So he got 6 of them. Four turned out to be males. So he gave them away. And a few weeks ago he found someone who was getting rid of a couple of geese. So he got them to add to his.At the moment he has four but is getting two chicks in a few weeks.

 

                                          This is Lady and today she decided to start laying Zack some eggs. After a lot of hard work she made a wonderful nest and laid him two eggs.

                                          Here are all four of them in the yard.

                                           Last year Zack bought the geese their own pool to swim in. So it was clean up time.

                                          He now has all three of his females laying eggs. So after a week of collecting goose eggs we decided it was time to use them up.  In the left hand corner is one of A.J's chicken eggs laid this morning all the rest are Zack's goose eggs. The yolk is huge compared to a chicken yolk. 

Easter Egg Hunt 2013

Every year since we've moved here we've held an annual Easter Egg hunt for the kids. And after a lot of talk about if we were going to do it this year or not we decided to. And even invited a friend down the road.

                                             Madison and Devin in No Man's Land

                                          
                                          Jasmine and Mark in the Island
 

                                          A.J , Zack and most of Madison in No Man's Land

                                           A.J after he was done

                                           Arron helping Megan find all the eggs

                                          And the whole group after the hunt was done.  It was more fun this year with the extra kids.

Zack's getting older.

After a lot of talking we decided Zack was old enough with Arron's help to start using the chainsaw.

 

  He was so excited.  After listening to Arron for all the instructions on what to do and not to do. Zack got started. I've never seen Arron so worried.

                                          Zack's been watching and learning since he could walk.  So he knew what to do.

All day he kept asking Arron if he could cut more wood.

Maple Syrup 2013

Thanks to Zack and all his hard work this year was a great year for Maple Syrup.

 

                                           He spent hours and hours watching and feeding the fire

                                          Here's one of his jugs all filled with sap waiting for him to empty it.

                                           Madison bring Zack more wood for the fire

                                         And finally after hours and hours of hard work here is the final product. This year we made about 3 gallons. A big improvement from last year. Can't wait to see what next year holds.

My Kitchen Helper

I love having help in the kitchen

 

 

                                         Zack decided tonight he was going to help me with dinner.  Who am I to say no to help?   So he found all the ingredients and mixed them.

                                         And took all the time to make them all the same size. That way no one got a meatball bigger than someone else. They came out great!!!

Movie Night

Family Movie Night

 

                                            Zack had Tyler come over for the weekend and Jake came to stay as well. 

                                         Only time everyone is quiet is when they are eating.  From left to right it's Angel, Zack, Tyler,Devin, A.J, Jake, and Madison.  The loft was full that night.I love to see it that way.

                                          Angel won't leave Zack's side.  She's very protective of him.And doesn't mind being his cuddle partner.

4-H motors, and more

                                          Madison working a making a Easter oranment

                                         Thanks to Mrs. Day's help the boys learned how to shoot an elastic band correctly.

                                         So after shooting the elastic into the corner got boring Zack and Joey set up plastic cups and shot at them with a yardstick

                                          Madison's turn to try it out

                                          Before the elastic came build a motor with magnets

                                          In the beginning Zack wasn't sure he wanted to do this but ended up having fun

                                         Madison did too

                                          Zack working on his

Sheet Rocking

                                          I volunteered the boys to help with some sheetrocking for the local food pantry.  Zack went right to work.  You can see A.J on the ladder behind him

                                         Zack checkingout his work

                                          Not a great picture but Zacks off to the side A.j's on the ladder and you can just make out Devins shadow

                                           Zack was the only one to know how to cut out the doorway so he set to work on that.  Overall a few hours of volunteering did them good. By boys are used to it.  But my other one isn't use to doing anything.

Sea Perch Class #2

The kids are working on a under the water robotic class. So they are paired up in teams

                                           Madison and Erica are working on theirs

                                          Of course Zack and Joey are teamed up

                                          Working on stripping the wire off

                                          Working on coating their batteries

                                          Filling in their batteries

                                          Cleaning up after finishing their batteries

                                              The girls working on sottering

                                          Karen giving the girls a  hand

                                          working as a team. These two always do a great job together

                                          girls working together

Zentangle Class

This was a three week class that the kids took.

                                          Madison looks so happy

                                          Zack is actually doing something in class

                                           Some of the designs that they were taught

                                         working on his braclett

                                           No idea what she is doing

                                          The class puzzle.  Each kid was given a piece of paper and had to make up there own zentangle then Karen put them together as a puzzle.  And this is what we got.