Building the Coop

This is the Chicken Coop that I have been building! I still have a lot of work to do, but It has come a long way. So far everything that it is built out of was all free stuff, except the metal roof panals. (I got stuff from the city clean up garbage piles, left over stuff from neighbors, paint from the junk yard...) It has been interesting to build, because I had to use what ever I could find and kind of piece it together like a puzzle. It has been fun.

The purply pink color on the coop is actually exterior primer. I got it for free from the dump, and thought it was white. Ha, it was pinkish purple! I am going to paint over it. It is just primer. The light grey is a really tough exterior paint i got from the dump as well.

Toby in the Truck

Nicole took this photo of Toby in Malaki's toy truck.
I love it.

Malaki's Fun Summer Afternoon

One of Malaki's favorit things to do is play in the water. I think the only things Malaki likes more are basketball, kitties, and trucks. These pictures are from Sunday, July 17, when Scott took Malaki outside and let him run around with the sprinkler. After the fun in the water, Mom made Malaki a smoothie.

To finish off a wonderful summer day, we had gingerbread waffles with berries and whipped coconut cream! YUM!

Malaki's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Malaki!! This year has been a blast and has flown by!

"I'm number 1!!"

Yes, this is the face of amazement! Dan Zanes books!!!

We gave Malaki the greatest Birthday party! We had balloons, balls, and bubbles. The atmosphere was perfect! Our yard was a paradise for a 1 year old.



We also got Malaki's favorite foods. We had hummus, pita, dolmas, falafel, rice, and fruits and vegies of all sorts.

Nicole baked a really neat cake. It was a strawberry and blueberry coconut flour cake. It was really tastey. No sugar, no wheat, and no dairy. When Mandy brought the cake out, we all sang "happy birthday". He got really shy and snuggled mom. He quickly got over being shy, and grabbed and ate one of the berries.

He loves to share his food. He is sharing his strawberry with Kennedy.

Nicole also made a really neat "ice cream" It too was sugar and dairy free. It was a mango strawberry ice cream made with coconut milk. It seriously was amazing.

Cake and Ice Cream Time!!

When we sat him in his chair he laughed and laughed. He looked up at the balloons and laughed. He was also so excited to have a bite of his cake and ice cream.

He insistsed on feeding himself. As well as everyone within arms reach.

The party was great. We were so pleased that so many wonderful people came to celebrate our little Malaki.

After the party he was exhausted, and WAY excited to get into bed. Here he is when we took him into the bedroom. He rolled around and squealed with delight.

After about a half an hour of trying to sleep, we realized he was too wound up from the party. We decieded to relax with a stroll through the neighborhood with some left over pita. Here he is kicked back and relaxed. What a wonder way to end a magical day.

The Boy and the Bonneville

While listening to the radio a couple months ago I heard about a good deal for a brand new windsheild for $130. The add said it was only for select models though. I took my chances and called to see if I could replace the windshield on the 66 Bonneville for that price. Luckly, the Bonneville was one of the "select models". So I pulled the car out of Nancis garage, got the windshield, and parked it in our yard. Now all it needs is a radiator and we can get her back on the road.

The gas in the Bonneville has been there for like 5 years, so I am trying to start it up and drive it around abit to burn off the gas before it goes rancid. When I go fire it up, I bring Malaki with me. He loves it! He puts the key in the ignition and turns it. He gets all excited and makes cute noises. He loves driving around the yard. He plays with the steering wheel. Which is kind of a problem when I am trying not to crash into things. It is tons of fun. You can see in the bottom picture, he is putting the key in the ignition and firing it up!

Compost!

Nicole is awesome! She decided that we should try composting this year. So far it has been a sucsess. Next year we are going to have a lot of compost for our garden. The picture isn't that great, that big pile is from our kitchen waste and yard waste through out the year. It has been kind of tricky to turn at times. I have had some problems with the grass clippings turning into big hard clumps, but I am finding out if I mix the grass in, it turns out better that if I just throw it on top.

Some New Old Pictures

Berry Time!! In January

Nice Boots Miss K!

February = Kitty Love.

We played the drums and sang our heads off!

Anything stick-like was a favorite toy. Grandma Chris' cane was the BEST!

Malaki's First Apple!

Malaki had his first apple the other day! He loved it. He mostly just gummed it, but every now and then you could hear his new little tooth biting into it. Today, Nicole got an apple for herself and Malaki took it away and ate that one too!

Holiday Photos!

Go Katy! Ring that bell!

On Christmas eve we rang the Christmas Bells. We made dreams come true. Mandy was helping Malaki with his bell.

Malaki and Grandma Chris Spendlove (don't tell Chris we published her picture!)

Malaki and Kylee

Malaki LOVED his new stacker toy he got for Christmas. When he first got it he sat and played for a really long time.