New Home for the Pheasants.

Dad moved the chicken coop and pen further away from the house into the tall grass and today, the pheasants have a new home. Dad moved them from their coop in the basement into a carrying box. Some of them flew away from him and he had to chase them in the basement. The pheasants were not sure what to think of their new home at first, but I think they are going to LOVE it. Later, we will gradually introduce them to the wild.

Cousins

We had so much fun with our cousins this week-end. We got everyone Friday afternoon, and Jake, Austin and Eli slept over Friday night. Eli went home about 9pm on Saturday night, and Jake and Austin stayed until after church on Sunday. We played a lot of dart tag, ran through the sprinkler and made up games with it, and got to do fireworks. We each got a package of snappers and when Jake opened his, they all fell onto the porch (see picture) and went off! On Friday night, we didn't do a lot of sleeping--we didn't all go to sleep until almost 11pm (even though they put us to bed long before that) and then most of us got up at 6:10 Saturday morning!! We were kind of tired by Saturday night.

Giving Away Cats!

Today, we had to give away cats. I begged Dad to keep Blackie, Whitie, and Angel Jr., but he said we already had too many cats. Finally, he said we could keep one kitten if we gave away an adult cat. My horse riding teacher, Ms. Sharon, said she would take a kitten or an adult, so I am keeping Blackie. We were sad to give away the others, but I think they will have good homes. After we went to the horse show, we met a lady where she was getting her haircut to give her two (she had already taken one), and we asked at the Farmer's Market there if anyone wanted one.

A Dream Job!

My horseriding teacher asked me if I would come today for five hours and help her get Sunny, the horse I ride at my lessons, ready for a horseshow tomorrow. I was so excited she asked me. I learned so much. I unloaded their feed and filled their feed bucket. I rode her for about an hour after I got her all saddled. Then, we washed her, sprayed something on her white parts to make them whiter, and put something on her that made her shine. We had to put blue tape around her white parts on her lower legs so that they would stay clean until the show. I shaved her mane in a few places and combed her. She looks really good now! My teacher said that I might be able to ride her in a horseshow next month if I want to. I even cleaned out her stall which my parents couldn't believe I did without complaining! She also has a goat.

Some things I learned from my day:

1. A canter isn't as bouncy or scary as I thought

2. Taking care of a horse is harder than I thought (but I could still do it if I had my own)

3. It takes a whole bottle of shampoo to wash a horse (and for important shows, they use soap that costs $120/bottle)

My Rainbow

Last night I looked out the window and saw a full rainbow that went from our pond to Forrest's yard. I took these pictures.

Our Trip To Branson!

Growing birds!

In April, Dad, Caden, and I went to a farm in Kansas and bought pheasant eggs. We got the incubator ready, and put an "x" on each egg before putting it in. We had to dip sponges in water to put in the incubator to make sure the humidity was good. Each day we had to turn the eggs twice, so the 'x' helped us know if they had been turned or not. They started hatching after 24 days. It was so much fun to watch. They are growing fast and are now five weeks old. The last picture is what they look like now.

Birthday Money + Garage Sales = Great Treasures!

Today, Mom and I went to Savannah's city-wide garage sales, and I took my $10 in birthday money from my Great-Grandpa and Grandma Sanner. I think they would be proud of me! I still have fifty cents and this is what I bought: a bike helmet, a new tackle box, Nike cleats, a black horse for my room, a soccer ball, a cap, and a cool horse with a saddle for my room, a football, and a picture of a cougar for my room! Then, I decided I needed a shelf for my room to put all of my new horses on (I had also gotten a horse for my birthday), and I found one at a garage sale for $2, so I had just enough to get that, too!

conrads birthday bash

Saturday was my birthday bash.

I had fifteen kids come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We did fishing,water gun fight and bonfire.

It was so much fun.