Sea Perch 2014

                                           All our Sea Perch kids

                                          The heist challenge. The kids have to open the door and go through then pick up the weights on the other side and bring them back through the open door.

                                          Zack and Joey trying the heist out.

                                            Their Sea Perch at opening the door

                                          Madison and Kloey testing theirs

                                          some of the obstacle challenge

                                           Zack and Joey's Sea Perch finishing the obstacle challenge

Poor Rex

                                          Rex comes down a couple of times a week to play with Angel and Ginger.  But today Dad brought him down to play this morning Madison went out to throw the ball for them and Ginger and Rex decided they both wanted the tennis ball. They collided heads. Chipping Gingers tooth and loosening Rex's K -9 tooth. In the they both went to the vet to be check but Ginger got to come right home poor Rex had to stay and ended up loosing his K-9 tooth. It was huge. He's got stitches and has to take some medicine so he won't get an infection. But that didn't slow him down he came home and grabbed the ball to play.

Remick Fishing Derby 2014

                                          Zack and Devin waiting for the fish to bite

                                           Madison waiting

                                          These two decided to land in the pond right after the derby started. For the most part they stayed at one end which was our end of the pond.  Zack hooked one in the leg.

                                          Devin learned on Saturday how to put on his worm

                                            Devin tagged out

                                          Jacob tagged out

                                         Madison tagged out

                                           Keegan tagged out

                                           Zack tagged out

                                          After two days of fishing derby's together these five kids caught 25 trout

Freedom Fishing Derby 2014

This is Zack's last year doing the fishing derby's.  So even though it rained hard right before we left he still wanted to go.  The kids had a blast.

                                           Arron helping the kids get ready

                                          Zack taking his first fish off the line

                                           Madison getting one of her fish off

                                          Zack with Devin

                                          Madison showing off one of her fish

                                            Zack helping Devin

                                          Zack helping Devin and Matthew

                                           Arron telling Devin how to get his fish off the hook

                                           My 3 tagged out with 4 fish each

                                         Devin getting his trophy and tackle box. His trout weighed 3.5 pounds

                                          Arron teaching the kids to clean the fish out

                                          The only scary part was when they had a knife

                                             Devin with this trophy, tackle box, and pole he won

Growing up on the Effing Farm

                                          Meat birds 3 weeks old

                                          Turkeys 3 weeks old

                                          Half Brown 8 weeks old

                                          Half Brown with Pinky and Spot there 8 weeks old

                                            A.J's chick's 3 weeks old

Testing Sea Perches at Mill Pond

                                          Zack and Joey with their Sea Perch in the water

                                          A closer look at the Sea Perch

                                           Karen giving them directions

                                         Madison with her team

                                           Waiting for another turn

                                          We make the kids wear life jackets when they are near the water. All the kids complain so these two decided to put the jackets on to shut Karen and I up but they did it their way. It lasted about two minutes till they turned them around the right way.

Topsfield Spring Show

Zack and Madison went to the spring Topsfield Show.  This was Rusty's first win.

 

                                          Zack trying to pose Rusty with his Best of Breed trophy

                                          He wouldn't stop till Rusty would pose just right

                                           Here's Rusty with his trophy and Erika's rabbit with her trophy.

Dog Pampering Day

Today the boys took the 3 dogs( we only have 2, the other dog is my Dad's) to the groomers. They have never been groomed before. And all needed it. We thought with all of Ginger's hair she would be the hardest but it turned out to be Rex that they had the most trouble getting all his dead hair off.

 

                                          Here's Rex (white stripe) and Angel waiting for the boys to get back from work.

                                            And here's Angel and Ginger getting a bone before they leave. It was the only way I could get them to sit for a photo.  They all came back so shiny and smooth.