Last Post for a While

Due to a nasty virus, our computer will be out of commission for a while. Here are a few shots of the pups to hold you over until we are back online.

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring...

Yep, we all know who the trouble maker is.

John's aunt made these little purses for Tori and me. Tori thought they made great puppy bonnets.

Two cuties

Feeding time.

She's So Crafty

As I had hoped, Tiff did her magic with the sledding picture of the kids. Not only did she make a cool picture, she also turned it into a cool scrapbook page.

Fun in the Snow

In case you haven't heard, Oregon is having some crazy weather. We don't normally see snow in the valley. You can imagine how exciting it is for us to receive nearly a foot of it in two days! To make it even more exciting (scary), we had some freezing rain last night which left a good inch of ice on top of it.

The kids found a great use for the sheets of ice that formed on top of the snow last night. They lined them up into fences and forts. I was at work while this was happening and only got to see the pictures. I probably would have spoiled the fun by telling them how dangerous it is to play with large, sharp pieces of ice! Thankfully, no one was hurt and I just got to tell them how proud I was that they were being so creative.

This is one of Broody's babies slipping around on the ice. Today was the first day that the big girls wouldn't leave the coop, but the five young ones spent all day outside.


There is something so magical about these roses that grow on our front fence. They are beautiful year round.

I'm sure "someone" could do some cool stuff with their fancy color-capture option on this picture. I'm just happy to see my three babies playing happily together. I'm glad John caught the moment.

Puppy Fix

We've been taking so many pictures of the pups, it's hard to choose which ones to share. I have some really cute videos too, but blogger is being a pain and won't upload them. I'll try again tomorrow.

You can't tell in the picture, but all their little tails are wagging while they are gulping away.



Lil' Buddy practicing his howls.

Puppies Stink!

The puppies are just over two weeks old now. The have their eyes open. They are starting to walk on their paws instead of doing the belly crawl. They are sitting up like big doggies (so cute). They are even beginning to catch on to house training. As you can see by my walls in the picture above, it will be a long smelly process. Why didn't anyone tell me puppies are so messy?



Sunny has done a pretty good job of keeping them clean, but between that and this:



She is pooped out!

Snow!

Pile o' Puppies

Grateful for Geese

I had one of those eye-opening moments a few weeks ago while talking to my grandpa. I made some comment about the geese that graze in the field across from our house everyday. I don't remember what it was specifically, just some observation. He asked, sounding shocked, if I really had geese in my front yard everyday. I realized that I get to enjoy this natural beauty that others will never get to see in their neighborhood. How silly of me to take this for granted. This morning, I happened to have the camera ready when they all came in (sorry about the construction stuff in the way). I am fascinated with the way they spiral down in groups. It's like a goose tornado. Enjoy!

Puppy Pics

All six are fat and happy. Sunny is happy, definitely not fat. Before the puppies she normally ate one pound of meat a day. She's going through at least three pounds a day just to produce milk for the little guys. It doesn't look like any of it is being added to her frame. The poor girl looks like she's starved. She seems pretty content though.

I finally remembered to add the pictures of Buddy, the puppies' dad. Isn't he handsome? Sunny thinks so.

Cute Puppy Pic of the Day

If you don't like adorable puppies, you better just quit reading this blog for the next couple of months. I will not be able to control the urge to post pictures of all the cute things they do. Take this for instance:They are killing me! I can't stand the cuteness!

Puppies are Here!

Sunshine surprised us this morning and started having puppies early. The first, a yellow male, arrived at 9am with a black male following close behind at 9:20. Another yellow male arrived at 10:48. Finally, a girl! A little yellow one at 11:25. I don't think she's done yet. I'll update if we have any more.

UPDATE: While I was posting the pictures, she had another yellow male at 12:15 and appears to be getting ready to have another.

UPDATE #2: Another yellow male at 1:40. I think we're done.

Happy Birthday, Ty!

Ty turned 10 today. He got to celebrate with friends Noah, Ollie, Noah and Kathryn. We started at our house with cake and ice cream then the boys all headed over to the nickel arcade for hours of fun (or torture depending on who you ask). Once they were zombied out on games, they came back home for pizza and more cake. Sounds like a great day for a ten year old.

We're Not Just for the Birds

After posting the pregnant picture of Sunny, I realized that I had never posted a picture of her (or any of our non-chicken pets) on the blog. How rude of me not to introduce the whole clan! First we have our oldest pet, Gus. Gus is a nearly eleven year old Cocker Spaniel who has the most horrible breath ever, but he's cute. He has made it his purpose in life to protect my boys. He sleeps with them every night and barks at the window when they are playing outside without him. He is lost when they stay the night somewhere else. He's a good dog.

Our soon-to-be mama, Sunshine, is a three year old yellow lab. She is my pet soul mate. We were not even thinking about getting another dog.

Yet, here she is and we couldn't imagine life without her.

Finally, our cats,

Rosie

and Blackie