Grandpa's Barn

After a much needed break we headed down south to spend a long wonderful weekend with family! Shawn, Kim, & Logan had come from Texas which made it even more exciting! When ever we ask the kids where they would prefer to go, their response is ALWAYS great grandpa and grandma's house so they can play in the barn and with cousins. I love the fact that they can spend hours in the barn exploring and using their imagination. This time one of the highlights were the chickens and gathering eggs. Grandpa has six chickens that lay five to six eggs per day. I think these poor chickens were under a lot of stress and pressure:)! When the kids would go to gather eggs and only find a few they would return every five to ten minutes to check for the remaining eggs. No pressure right?! lol! With a smile on grandpa's face he tried to get several of the kids to reach under the hen and grab her egg. Funny thing we had just read a book on the drive down about that exact thing! We read how some boys had their hands pecked which drew blood trying to steal the hens eggs. Our girls were having no part in that! lol! Grandpa never saw the "show" he was hoping for! The kids grabbed a stick and shewed the hen out of her nest before grabbing the eggs! The kids cousin Issac made a tire swing that provided lots of entertainment for everyone! One of my highlights was learning how to bottle pickles! Grandpa's garden is absolutely magnificent! I am always amazed at what he does! It just happened to be that the cucumbers were ready to harvest so grandma walked me through the process! I am excited to try it on my own!