Elena and Gabe had their birthday parties together this year, making for one huge get-together and one fun-packed day! In total, 20 kids were here to play games and feast on birthday treats... Elena turned 11 on April 1st, while Gabe will be 7 on April 9th. :)
We hid over 200 eggs, but I'm not sure the kids found them all... I'm sure we'll find some with the lawnmower later on :) There were three golden eggs that were harder to find, but the kids were able to locate all three (without too much help from me).
It was a hot day, and everyone was tuckered out from chasing candy!
They were all anxious to see what goodies were in the eggs... then, it was back outside for some egg games! We ended up doing one egg race, but I think the kids enjoyed the egg toss the most.
As you can see, Elena's friend got an egg down the front of her clothes! We found her some of Elena's clothes to put on and they both enjoyed the rest of the party...
Here's Gabe and his friend after having their egg break all over Gabe's arm and hair- yuck. I didn't think their egg would ever break- it seemed indestructible!
Annalee had two of her good friends at the party, so they made an egg-throwing triangle :)
Nerf guns and trampolines go well together... and it was a safe place, away from flying eggs!
Elena and Gabe took turns opening presents on the staircase (of all places!). Even Nibbles got in on the fun :)
Elena made her cake with her friend, Natalia- chocolate with golden butter frosting; Gabe wanted an all vanilla cake, so Andy spiced it up with gummy bears, spelling his name with them!
Happy Birthday, my two April sweeties! They grow up so fast...
Here's one of our black Sexlinks- they are a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Plymouth Barred Rock hen. This breed was Noah's pick, so he got to name them: Chubbs, Ugly and Terriyaki-Pewpew II.
These three cuties are visitors to our coop... we are keeping them for a good friend of ours, who lives in a non-chicken-friendly area :) We are not quite sure yet what breed they are, but it will be fun to figure it out!
Gabe's Buff Brahma, Treestump, is broody!! She has been sitting on a nestful of eggs since late March, and we are anxiously awaiting her chicks to hatch. We snuck a RIR and an Easter Egger egg under her as well as 4 Brahma eggs, so we can have a variety of chicks come April 24-ish :)
We had a field trip to a local nature preserve in March. Six Mile Cypress Swamp is in Ft Myers and shelters lots of neat flora and fauna. Elena was able to capture some of it on her camera...
The white bird is an Ibis- they have hooked, pointed beaks for digging.
This is a wild hog digging in the mud for a snack!
Oh I wish we could have made it! It looks like you guys had fun!
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