The Chicken Coop is Finished!

The chickens have officially moved outside! Hip hip hooray! Three cheers for an amazing husband who was able to build such an amazing coop without any plans...he just started building and this is what we ended up with.
I LOVE IT!

It only took them one night sleeping on the floor of the coop to realize the stick was for them to roost on.

They will start laying in September. Here is our entrance into their nesting boxes.

Here are our 4 little ladies all together.

They love eating the grass...good little lawn mowers.

Now we just have to decide on names. We'll let you know as soon as we decide. Yahoo for chickens!!!!

Lincoln Rock Camping Trip

This weekend we went to Lincoln Rock in Eastern Washington to camp with friends. We really enjoyed the incredible sunny weather...it has been a long, cold, wet spring.

Here's Lyla trying out her sunglasses. They did not stay on long.

Sitting in the shade with Grandma.

Out on the boat

Grampy let Lyla drive.

Lyla really loved kicking her feet in the water.

Eating dinner...check out the cool picnic table baby chair!

Playing in the pool...

Little Lady in Red

Happy Memorial Day!

It poured rain all weekend...but the sun came out long enough for us to make an outdoor visit.

We miss you Dad, Grandma and Grandpa!

The Mobile Child

Not only do you get a walker here, but being the movie star that she is, Lyla throws in a little dance for you as well.

Walking Breakthrough!

Today Lyla decided that she's ready to take walking seriously...no more holding on to the walls, furniture, people...she spent the evening wandering all around the house and seemed very pleased with herself. It's after bedtime and she's getting worn out, but she's still going!

No Rest for Mom

As cute as our Lyla is, she is also persistent and doesn't think Mom should be able to rest on the couch.

Watch Out, She's Walking! (a bit)

Lyla has been slowly working up her walking, stepping out more each day. She seems to have an uncanny sense for when we are trying to capture it on film though, so it is like trying to catch koalas mating on film.

Our Little Monster

Lyla makes this "monster" sound all the time...here she's keeping herself occupied on our long trip home from Alta Lake.

Alta Lake Family Vacation

Every year Nick's family takes a trip to Alta Lake in Eastern Washington. This was Lyla's first official camping trip. Here we are in our tent the first morning. Lyla was a champ and slept great in her pack-n-play in our cold tent. Here she is having a morning snack with Dad.


Dad's got sleepy eyes. This is his attempt at opening them up wider to look awake. :)

Saturday morning fishing. The fish were all EXTREMELY small this season. We eventually felt too bad for all the little babies we were catching and gave up fishing for the weekend.

Nick playing around with Emily's catch...the fish was still alive. Gross.

Lyla checks out one of Dad's fish.

View of the lake

Family Photo. Several more people showed up later...but here is most of the family.

Bella the Bulldog...she thinks she's one of the people. Here she having a seat at the picnic table.

Kisses for Mom

Exploring the lake

Tasting the rocks

Having a snack and saying goodbye. Here's Lyla smiling for the camera.

On the 3 1/2 hour drive home Lyla was a REALLY good sport. She took a nap and then ate lots of snacks and looked at books. No fussing though. What an angel!