Farm Family Fun: Settlers and Biking

 I am still working on the barn project so the kids have had an easy week of just basic school subjects (reading and math).  They had a lot of fun evening outings with daddy.  They went biking to the park a couple of times.

Hubby can fit all the bikes in the back of his truck. 

The kids love climbing on the boulders out there. 

The post office called us on Wednesday to tell us our 100 buff orpington chicks had arrived.  There is something so Little House on the Prairie-esque about having to head down to the station to pick up our delivery. 

A huge box!  We made an extra large brooder -- 4 heat lamps wide. It was all warmed up and ready for them when they arrived. 

The kids were so pleased to have chicks again.  It has been almost 10 months since we did the big de-pop.  These little gals were all vaccinated for Marek's and should be sturdy once they recover from their big trip.  Two were dead when we opened the box and several others were not looking so good.  I think they had a rough trip.  We called the hatchery after 40 hours to report and get reimbursed for the losses. 

Brother S started cub scouts. He and Brother M had their first social distancing pack meeting this week. They finished it off with an outdoor movie night. 

Big sister A's YW class had a virtual activity.  They had a chalk drawing contest and all sent pictures of what they drew.  Our driveway is pretty rough, but Big Sis A did a fun mixed media ocean scene that everyone liked.  Seems like Marine Biology is still fresh in everyone's minds!

My mums blossomed this week.  They are looking lovely with the remaining zinnias.  Thank goodness they are all low maintenance! So many things need attention right now. It's impossible to keep up with it all. 

The weather has turned chilly at night, but it was in the upper 70s mid week so we took advantage and went for a swim at our friends' pool.  

It's heated and they had it turned up to 92 F for us.  They are so sweet to let us use it.  It has been the most fun part of our summer -- our pool and pizza nights. 

Hubby taught the kids how to play Settlers of Catan this week.  It's fun that they are old enough to play strategy games now. My contribution was rhubarb pie to sustain all the players.