The Ward Talent Show

This is just one of the videos I'm trying to upload!

Jen Garrett - and her "un-talent"

Their New Home

Here's a video of our six little chickies enjoying their spacious new home! (Especially compared to the blue tupperware they were in!)

Husbands should always listen to their wives

So the other day Daniel purchased a shirt, but the clerk forgot to take off the little plastic thing that's supposed to prevent you from stealing it. So I suggested he take it back and have them take it off, being that he was going back in a few days to pick up his new drill (to be blogged about soon). Well, did he listen... hmmm... that would be a "no". Instead he tells me, "I'm strong enough to get this off. Watch." He then proceeds to break the device, not getting it off completely. However there is a very dark bluish-green dye inside, which Daniel managed to get all over his fingers and the shirt is completely ruined now. I just had to smile and asked him to pose for a picture. I said, "This is going on the blog."

Blue fingers - after being washed and rubbed with fingernail polish remover!

The shirt.

Chicken Coupe Update

Well we (and by "we" I mean Daniel) finished the coupe - well ... almost. It needs to be painted and have a few little tweaks made to it. But the chickens are living in it now. Yeah!!! So exciting.

This is Chris - helping out! (Thank you!!!)

Here's Daniel - trimming the chicken wire. Not a fun job, "Especially when you don't have the right tools." (I think that was Daniel's favorite thing to say during this project.)

Here's Chris again working on the nesting boxes. It turned out so cool! (Finished project pictures to come.)

Halloween 2009

We had a fun time on Halloween - even though we both worked! We participated in the Tempe Ward's Trunk or Treat by running the Fishing booth (thanks Erica for helping out!). Daniel wanted to go as a farmer - being that he's all farmerish these days. So I got all "pertied up" and put on my good hat and my good teeth and my good pearls. I think that this may be one of the funniest pictures I have of myself. It makes me laugh EVERY time I see it. :)

Projects at Home

First off - the chicken coupe! Yes, that's Daniel's cute bum in the picture :) He's building the coupe all by himself and doing quiet an amazing job. It's farther along now, so we'll add more pictures soon.

This is why we need to get the coupe done soon!!! The chicks are not chicks anymore. They are about three times the size they were when we got them and definitely need some space!

This is our last big project right now - the garden! Yeah, I think we've planted just about everything we can think of that will grow in the Fall/Winter season: lettuce, spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, swiss chard, beets, radishes, snap peas, butternut squash, sweet onions, red onions and maybe something else I'm forgetting :) Isn't this the cutest garden ever. I love the little flower boxes that Daniel built! So cute!

Mind Games

Well, there is this really cool machine that measures the brain waves. They make it fun by letting you compete against someone to see who has "stronger" brain waves.