Snapshot Saturday

I've decided that farming life will never be dull which will be good for all of these boys! Someone from James' work had some chickens and got in a little over their heads, so they called and asked if we wanted their 6 chickens.  They are of similar age to our hens, so we thought it would be a great idea.  They had a real mixed bag, so good luck trying to figure out what kind of chickens they are!  :)

There are three different breeds.  They are pretty fun looking!

The new chickens are in a dog kennel in the coop to get to know our existing hens.  We'll see how well they get along later.

Then, today James got to plant his new Hydrangeas in the front beds.  He was excited to work on a project that he wanted to work on and not just one that had to be done because it was urgent.  Joshua helped plant them and then all of the boys pitched in to add the mulch.

And as a perk to helping out Michael got to drive the truck back to the driveway and park it.  He did a great job!  He is just growing up way too quickly!

Michael was very excited to drive the truck and did an excellent job!

Michael and James had mowed the lawn by hand with our push mower last week.  It took them about 3 days to work on it.  They enjoyed it, but our neighbor volunteered to mow it again this summer in exchange for our clover.  James was torn, but I think he will enjoy having a little extra time to work on the gardens.  

And finally we still have soccer.  Jacob loves soccer and did a great job today.  He didn't score but he had a perfect assist and did a great job as goalie!  He is really good at drop kicks.  I think Michael and Joshua have trained him well!

Jacob is in the green/yellow shirt getting ready to deliver a great drop kick!

And there is a fun little update from us!