the polar express

during our trip up north, we went on the polar express train ride at the Sacramento Train Museum.

we dressed up in our pajamas.

 wrote santa a letter.

 explored the trains.

 played with cousins.

 drank hot chocolate and ate cookies.

 listened to the story The Polar Express.

and met santa and the train conductor.

super fun, i highly recommend it.

{he}

he's kinda sorta super hard right now.
{i wonder if they'll ever read these posts?!}

he:

cries a lot. he's not really into sharing or speaking. he loves to scream and hit. he's a carb lover extraordinaire.

he wants daddy. and acts like i'm the evil step-mother during preschool drop off. he screams and says 'no' at pick-up.

he loves his FOUR blankies. and carries them around. and screams because the pile is too big to manage. he rubs the tags. shreds the edges. 

he loves his stuffed animal turtle. and the rocking horse motorcycle. he rides it before bed and screams when we peel him off. 

 

he loves to look at books. and dance. he loves being outside. he wants to hold the chickens. and feed them dried meal worms. he loves curious george, sesame street, and the cat in the hat. 

he's a wild card. good thing he's cute!

  

{she}

she:
is so easy and FUN right now. she can get dressed. wash her hands and face. tell us what she wants and needs. she draws and colors. she wants to wear dresses and skirts... even on rainy days.

she quotes movies and makes us laugh. she helps dane take off his shoes. she opens the door for him. comforts him when he falls. she reports his 'time-outs' at school. and skates around the subject when she's had a seat herself.

she wants a treat after school. she loves nearly the exact same foods as we do. she'll eat brusselsprouts and broccoli. she likes hot chocolate and cinnamon toast.

she misses people. she likes to make cards for gg and papa. she loves scissors and glue sticks. she can write the letter 'm' and 'a'. she loves sharpies... just like me!

i'm just really loving this stage. dane... totally different blog post! ;)

october... in pictures

i felt like october was a series of pumpkin patch trips mixed with san elijo. perfect. 

from the hen house

we started off with these six sweet little things. we knew gender was a gamble. little did i know the odds were waaaay against me. 

henrietta was a favorite. a blue egg layer.

and ruby became my personal fav. with the frizzled feathers and bossy attitude what's not to love?

and then... noises. lots of terrible rooster-esq noises started happening in the wee hours of the morning. i diligently took pictures of my 'girls' and posted them on backyardchickens.com. i quickly learned that of my six chicks, all six were roosters. ALL.SIX. disappointment is and was an understatement. 

i visited the chicken lady another two times to sort and trade and evaluate this dilemma. i even tried convincing ryan to keep the roosters. but roosters don't lay eggs. and roosters wake you up in the wee hours. as does dane. but we can't trade him in. although moo has suggested it. 

four months later...

this is our flock. not a single original chick. 

note to self: when buying fancy breeds, buy the pullets. 

{and that auto-sexed sussex chick that was guaranteed to be a hen... she was also a boy. yeah.}

 chickens like cheese. who knew!?

and now we wait. eggs should be making an appearance soon.