Finally, a break in the weather, and a coordination of schedules allowed us to take a quick trip to Aunt Sandy's house. Last week she bought a dozen chicks and four ducks to start her own little egg farm. My kids were beyond excited to visit, and to play with the babies.
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| Right now the chicks and ducklings are staying in her guest room, waiting for warmer weather to come and their coop to get finished. |
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| Sometimes it is tricky to get little 3 year old hands to be gentle, but they were for these guys. |
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| We got in a nice visit with Grandma. |
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| We brought out a sampling of chicks and ducks for a photo op. |
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| I think Jemima was Ellie's favorite of the flock. |
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| Or maybe this little chick. |
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| She loved being allowed to gently hold the ducks. |
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| Tommy, once he saw the amount of poop little birds can produce, was not as convinced that they are the greatest thing ever. |
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| We also went to Countryside YMCA. It is by far the largest Y I have ever been to. We played in a room with giant building blocks. |
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| Tommy found a duck that didn't poop to sit on. |
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| Then we hit the pool. |
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| This Y actually has an indoor waterpark. |
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| Surprisingly, we had the place to ourselves for the better part of an hour. |
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| And we had tons of fun! |
