We both lived!

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Yay! Both baby and Gramma survived a half day of babysitting! Albeit was a long morning, we made it! All the way past lunchtime and I also made a trip to the store and a drive through to get drinks. Baby did not really let me do much but change her and her nap was all of 10 minutes long, it was still a success!
Breakfast with the big kids

I am sure she thinks they are weird

After Breakfast she played with the girls in their room. Each time I peeked in to make sure they were okay she scowled at me. So I just left well enough alone. Once she started whining a lot I picked her and put her in the sling and pulled it snug. She then fell asleep.
This was a very short nap!
10 minutes, I kid not!

It was close to lunch time and the other kids were playing at the table so she joined in.
First she laid claim to the pencils...it helps if you stand in the bucket so no one can take any

Then just in case they put you in this thing put some of the pencils in there for later.

More is better


Now to play at the table...

This counting thing is fun...

Food is good...


Glad I saved a pencil...

No chopsticks at this house...
Pencil will work... maybe

Forget it... that dog looks hungry

Yep, dog is hungry.

Now that was the end of our time at the house. We got in the car and headed to Auntie by way of a store and a drive-through. Baby did get a good nap.

By the time we dropped her off the snow was falling in big fluffy flakes! Almost a good springtime snow! Maybe the groundhog was wrong...
By the time we got back out east it was getting a bit dark. The Chickens needed tending and the snow had stayed pretty much in town. Not a good thing for the dry plains. Spring isn't quite here, maybe there is hope...

It is Friday and I am still recouperating from that one day! Okay and last night. The 7 year-old spent the night so her parents could go out for their anniversary. We went to bed about 11pm and they were up by 0400. 
The fog from last night

It left this pretty snow structure this morning.

The chickens are up and fed and so are the kiddos and it is time to start our work for the day.
A bird in the bush... can you find it?

Here's to a pecking good day!

I love the frost/snow on the plants!

The foggy ship is clear!


Have a great day! Stay warm and frost free!

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