Easter road trip, year 2

We repeated our Easter road trip from last year (see our posting from last Easter by clicking here), first making a stop in Asheville to play with Maggie's 2nd cousin Morgan (who is 6 weeks younger than Maggie), and then heading on to east Tennessee to visit my folks. It was a great trip for everyone. And Maggie even said her first sentence, "more cheese" (well, actually it was really "mo chsss").

chicks, man!

As most of you know, we have been keeping chickens in our backyard for several years for the fresh eggs. This year, we decided to get a batch of baby chicks and split them with some friends. They arrived today, 28 chicks total, in a package no bigger than a shoebox. We got several different varieties, including Rhode Island Reds, Silver-laced Wyandottes, Araucanas, Australorpes, Cuckoo Marans, Pearl White Leghorns, and Buff Orpingtons (plus one "freebie" - a fancy crested breed that our friends' children have named "Mr. Puff Ball Head"). As you can see from the picture and video, they are completely adorable! And even more adorable is the fact that Maggie has been saying "bock bock bock" all day!

canoe, round 2

After Maggie had her stairmaster workout, she decided to give the canoe another try.

hanging out with Daddy

Anytime we're outside, this is what Maggie loves to do. She'll go up and down the steps for 30 minutes at a time, and if you try to pull her away before she's done, she get so angry. Warning: these videos may make Grandmamma and Mimie nervous, but trust me, she's done this before and has all but mastered her technique. :-)

spring!

I don't have any new pictures from this week, but here are a few from last week. Spring has arrived and Maggie loves to be outside, even if the beagles are stuck inside.

Big day!

We took Maggie on her first canoe trip today, to a neat cypress pond that we like to go to about an hour away from Raleigh. She did very well, but she's not completely sold on it yet, as you can tell by the expression on her face. We saw lots of ducks and geese, several turtles, and a couple of brown water snakes. But Maggie's favorite part of the trip was when daddy would splash the water with his paddle (that, and the container of cheese I brought!). But the fun didn't end there...Mr. Eli came over this evening to help Maggie get into some mischief.

peek-a-boo

I've been promising some new photos, but Maggie has been sick with a cold the past few days, so I haven't been able to take any. Here are a couple from last weekend when she was playing peek-a-boo.




After our 5th or 6th snow of the year this week, it's finally starting to warm up a bit (highs in the 40's instead of the 30's!) :-) Maggie and I are both REALLY looking forward to spring this year and being able to spend more time outside without freezing!
-Heather