Super Step-Dad

When I remarried, I hoped that I would find someone who would love my boys like their dad does. I never... NEVER.... wanted to hear those dreaded words, "Well, YOUR son did this...."

I think I won the jackpot with that wish!

Jay's the best step-dad in the world. His unique personality has also made these guys into men that they wouldn't have been without knowing him. Feel the love from this sweet picture! And this is the teenager that doesn't let me hug him in public anymore. :)

Fanny & Leafy Mae

How would you like to be named Fanny... or Leafy Mae? These are honest to goodness names in my family tree. Get it? :) Mom has been working hard to extract names for temple work and she asked me to go with her on Saturday and perform some of the work.

I think we had a marvelously spiritual experience and it was fun to think about what my great-great-great-great- or so grandmother, Fanny, was like. I like the name Leafy Mae so much that I guess it's a good thing I'm not having any more children. They might not like it so much!

Thanks, Mom, for the good time on Saturday. I love you!!

(Provo Utah Temple Photo courtesy http://www.ldschurchtemples.com )

I chose right.

Flashback Friday

The best brothers in the world turn into the best uncles in the world!!

Remember what the little chicks looked like when I first got them about five months ago? Well they are all grown up now, ready to be the egg producing women they were meant to be.

Now I know what your thinking......who's sexy hand is holding that tiny egg and why is it significant? Well that tiny brown egg is the first egg that was produced by my pretty white Deleware chickens. What this means, of course, is that soon all my other rare Delewares will be laying big beautiful brown eggs too. We will be getting a incubator and attempting to hatch baby chicks soon. I'm not sure how soon as I am not sure if we should attempt to do that in the winter. But we will see.

Chickens digging the new straw.

The red barn

Here is the red coop form the outside.