Have you ever seen a house fly?

The big day arrived last Wednesday when my parents new home literally was lifted off the ground and set onto its permanent foundation. It has taken months for the house to be built at the Skyline factory. It is amazing how difficult the process has been to put a second unit onto our property. Permits, resistance from neighbors, soil issues, etc have made, what seemed like an easy idea, difficult. However, the home is here. This does not ensure that my parents will be moving in anytime soon. We still have alot of work to get our barns permitted. We are praying that it will go smoothly. The house itself will be ready in a month. Indoor flooring, the garage, wrap around porch, plumbing and other items need to be completed but the end product will be beautiful. The largest crane that I have ever seen, lifted each half of the house and rotated it into position. Everyone held their breath, hoping that nothing would be destroyed in the move.

She's Turning Five Years Old!

My precious Providence is turning five years old tomarrow. She is such a blessing in our lives. She is a girly-girl, loves to dress up, wear lip gloss, paint fingernails, play the violin and dance. She is such a helper around the house. She even potty trained Selah for me. We will be celebrating with friends and relatives this weekend. Tomarrow we are taking her to Mulligans. She wants pancakes for breakfast and McDonalds for lunch. Five years have passed so quickly. A funny thing happened in the middle of the night. (last night) I heard "Mary Poppin" type singing coming from the kitchen at 2:30am. I was somewhat delirious and went out to see what was going on. Well, Providence thought it was morning and was dressed in a beautiful dress and shoes and singing to our baby chicks. I said, "Providence, it is the middle of the night." She just replied, "Oh". She quietly obeyed me and put her pj's back on and then went back to sleep. Silly girl!

Crazy Nephews!

So, my nephews had their senior pictures taken. Before you chastise me for posting such pictures, you must know that my very own missionary parents took these pictures. They were taken in our back yard! Alot of construction is taking place here and a out-house is on the premises. We could not let that go to waste without some photo opportunities. My nephews are clothed, may not look as such, but they are. The bathtub was left by the previous owners.

Manners Banquet!

Dallas was able to participate in a manner's class at BCS for the last 6 weeks. He had to learn to set the table, pull out chairs for ladies, bow to his partner and eat using a utensil.( I've been working on that one for years. ) Anyways, they had to dress in suits, and be on their best behavior during the banquet. Madi, his best friend was his partner. This was good practice for their up and coming wedding in 12 years.

Celebrating Lent!

This Easter we are celebrating Lent. "Lent is traditionally a period of fasting and repentance in preparation for Easter." Lent is typically more a tradition for the Roman Catholics and other liturgical churches, however, we want to place more emphasis on Christs death and resurrection this year and will be spending the next month preparing our hearts and minds for this celebration. We printed out a Lent activity schedule from Miiko Gibson. Here are some of the activities that we have done. Egg/spoon race, egg throw. Eggs have become a symbol of Easter representing spring and new life in Christ. We also washed each other's feet, as Christ did for the disciples. For those family members who are receiving this by email, you may click on The Bakery below and view my blog.

First Egg

Our hen decided to honor the fact that Easter is right around the corner. She laid her first egg today. This is so exciting for us new farmer people. If you have never had a fresh egg, you are missing out.

Our Newest Family Members have arrived

Our family is growing by leaps and bounds. First, we adopted two miniature pot-bellied pigs.(Mac and Cinderella) Then our four teenage chickens arrived. However, this week, perhaps is the most exciting. Our fifteen baby chicks arrived at the post office from Minnesota. They are so cute and are residing in a Graco crib in our house.(for the time being) They were only three days old when they came to live with us. Providence plays her violin for them. Next on the list is a goat.

Southern California

Only in Southern California can you go to the beach one day and the snow the next.