We have an egg!!!!!

Since we expected our first egg sometime in November, we have spent the past few weeks wondering whether maybe we weren't cut out to be chicken farmers. Surely we should have had at least one by now. What in the heck have we been doing wrong? It seems that we were just a little too impatient. Jason went out this evening to bring the girls some leftover cereal, and almost stepped on the green egg laying right inside the door. At first he thought to himself "that is the strangest chicken crap I've ever seen!" but he soon realized what it was and came running inside with it in his hand. Seriously, it was like Christmas at the Kent abode! Maybe we will have enough for an omelet by Christmas.

Conrad takes 2nd!!

This year was Conrad's 3rd year in scouts so it would stand to reason that he also made his 3rd pinewood derby car. This was by far his most successful year. He was 2nd in the whole pack! He hasn't been in the top 3 before. Quite an exciting day for young Mr. Conrad.

Check out the competition! Those look like some fast cars!

Oooooh, that was a close one!

Conrad's car is in lane 3 -- the white car with the coins on top...money makes everything better doesn't it?

Conrad with his super special super cool 2nd place trophy.

O Christmas Tree

We used a two-part approach this year to decorating our tree. Jason was home a short while during the weekend, so he helped me drag it upstairs and the 4 of us put it together. The next day the boys and I had GiGi over for dinner and then we hung the lights and ornaments. This made for a much more relaxed (and enjoyable) experience instead of trying to cram the whole process into one afternoon. As for the rest of the decorations, I waited yet another day and put them up during Rylan's nap. That way I got to put everything exactly where I wanted without any extraneous input.

Lego Mania!!!

Jason spied an ad in the paper last week that proved promising. "Lego Mania" about 1/2 hour from our house. It is an intricately designed town made entirely of Legos by the Central Ohio Lego Train Club. Last night Conrad didn't have piano so I decided to treat the boys to dinner at Max and Erma's and then a trip to see this display. They were thrilled! Most impressive to me was thinking about how much money they have tied up in Legos. I have bought many Legos for Conrad over the years and they ain't cheap.

They had a pile of Legos on the table so people could make their own creations. Conrad decided to make the great pyramids. I think he named it "golden pyramids".

Gotta remember that reflective coats don't work well with flash! :)

This is the whole display. Now that's a lot of Legos!

The gal working there didn't have much info, but said she did remember that this tower took 50 hours to build. Yikes!

The display included several working trains around the outside.

The Chicken Whisperer

Any time I can't find Rylan, I know to first look in the coop. That is usually where he is. Sometimes he is holding the chickens. Sometimes he is feeding them soybeans out of the field. Sometimes he is just kneeling down and talking to them. He is totally captivated by his 8 feathery friends. We should ask him to take a calendar out with him next time to remind them of the date. They should be laying eggs any day!

My kid can fly!

Or at least it looks like it, don't you think?

Trick or Treat

Well, it was no surprise this year that Rylan wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween. He is obsessed with Spiderman. Spiderman undies, Spiderman shoes, Spiderman shirts, Spiderman backpack... The best part though is that we already had the costume! Conrad wanted to be a Clone Trooper (from the new Star Wars series) which also wasn't much of a surprise since he has been following that show very closely. Jason was out of town so I was on trick or treat duty this time, and we rode the hay wagon as usual. Rylan rode it until we got to my mom's house and then got off to play with her. Conrad and I rode it the rest of the way down the street, making it 3 hours of trick or treating! If anyone is in need of candy, feel free to come help yourself! I think we will still have some left by next Halloween!