Last year we were asked by our neighbor friend to take care of their critters while they were away. Audrey loved it! And I had fun taking all sorts of pictures. This year I practically begged for them to let us do it again if they would be gone. Ellie got to join in on the fun this year & it was no surprise that she and Audrey loved it! And, once again, there were many...many a cute pictures that needed to be taken...

Two of the cutest little chicken farmers I've ever seen!

Cute girl close-ups.


Big Girl Ellie gathering the chicken scratch.

Busy little farmers.

When they were done with their "chicken chores" they got to bounce around on the trampoline. Even Mommy got on a few times by the coaxing of the girls.

See that nice big pool in the background? Our neighbor friends who own it said to help ourselves if we wanted to swim. I instantly thought, bad idea. Too stressful to get in with two non-swimmers by myself. And since Aaron was gone that week, I just discounted the whole idea. I'd pick them up and let them feel water with their hands, but that was about it.......until it became 90+ degrees out......... I felt very brave (and very hot) and got them both into life jackets or float devices and carefully got in. Ellie loved it and didn't want me to touch her while she bobbed around.... Audrey was a different story. She's got bit of her mother's fear in her and she was wrapping every inch of herself as tightly around my body as she could. She eventually wanted to try the floaty Ellie was in instead of her US Coast Gaurd certified fitted life jacket...so I plopped her onto ladder to take off life jacket, pulled Ellie out of the floaty, helped Audrey get into it, strap and buckle life jacket on Ellie, all while holding onto Audrey's new floatation device and reasurring her I was still holding onto her floatation device.. I'm sure I made it look effortless (yeah right). Let's just say, I was glad to be in the cold refreshing waters because that made me work up a sweat!

Ellie action shot

Audrey action shot

And oh man were they worn out after all that jumping. Most of the time Audrey would tell me when she was ready to go home. (which is a pleasent rare surprise) And they took wonderfully long naps each day. :)

Time to go home & scramble our findings!


Another day, another chicken to feed...





One more egg for today!









Ellie Bear checking on the bunnies.