tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90891651566531062372024-02-07T06:40:05.416-06:00Adventures at One World FarmMusings about daily life on a small family farm in Venus, Texas.Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-51096660066679598012014-06-10T15:08:00.000-05:002014-06-10T15:08:11.646-05:00Happy Summer!We're in full-blown summer mode as of this week, though I ended up getting stuck teaching a class this summer, which was not my plan. I'm making the best of it, though, and working on being very productive and efficient while I'm in the office so that I can make the most of my time with the family when I'm not working. My plan for the summer is to work Tues, Wed, and Thursday and stay home with the kids on Mondays and Fridays. Well, not stay home. More like go to museums, the zoo, the waterpark, and whatever else we can come up with to take advantage of some fun in the summertime! <br />
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Life on the farm is good...Miss Peppa Pig is growing up and learning to walk on a leash, which is as funny as it sounds. Ruby still adores her and reads books to her in her room for hours by bribing her with mini marshmallows. We got a baby pool for the ducks (who are now full-grown) to swim around in, but they haven't quite figured out the swimming part yet. They mostly just stand on the edge and get their faces wet. Sounds like we may be inheriting some Nigerian dwarf goats from a friend in the near future. Goats are my favorite, and I can't seem to say no when they're offered up for free. They have such great personalities--like dogs, but cuter!<br />
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We went on a quick family outing this past weekend to Canton, TX, home of the the "famous" First Monday Trade Days. It's basically acres and acres of flea market finds, and it happens once a month year round. We had a blast, and there truly was something for everyone. Ruby, our animal lover, spotted a mini potbelly pig in the "animal section" of the fairgrounds, and we couldn't say no. So, here is Miss Peppa Pig in all her glory. We're working on training her to walk on a lead. Ruby is absolutely in love with her piggy, and Aaron has also found a soft spot in his heart for her. I went to take a shower last night after dinner, and returned to find him snuggled up on the couch with Peppa watching TV!<br />
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Well, once again, it's been way too long. Life has just been so busy lately. Thank goodness for the camera on my phone, otherwise I'd never remember to document all of the precious moments in everyday life we've been enjoying. I thought I'd do a little bit of catch-up blogging, mostly with pictures. Pictures are always the best part anyway! Here are some of our spring pics we used for our Easter card this year. We took these down by the creek at the end our our property, and the kids had a blast exploring while I snapped some photos along the way. <br />
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<br />January wasn't all bad, though. Amanda has been such a wonderful support, watching the kids at a moment's notice when I've had to drop everything and be at the hospital. And my mom is amazing. She's made us meals on several occasions and even came up last weekend for an impromptu visit, which was wonderful. We are blessed.<br />
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Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-50420608947286383202013-12-18T12:54:00.000-06:002013-12-18T12:54:07.146-06:00Life on the farmI recognize that it's been over six weeks since I posted last, and
it's stressing me out to try and do a catch-up blog, so we're just going
to skip over the past month and a half and start fresh. Okay? Whew...<br />
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Here's
a video of Kai feeding the sheep--I love how his ingenuity comes
through as he problem-solves a way to reach the feeding trough despite
his short stature. :) My little helper.<br />
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As
far as an update on the farm goes, we're a bit depleted at the moment.
Our beloved donkey, Leroy, disappeared a couple of months ago and
despite all of our efforts, we never found him. Our suspicion is that
he escaped our pasture one too many times and was taken by some
irritated neighbors that were fed up with his shenanigans. But, of
course, we have no proof, so who knows?<br />
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four turkeys. We're hoping the hens will lay some eggs this spring that
we'll hatch and then raise the poults. So the turkeys survived
Thanksgiving this year. :)<br />
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for the chickens, who, after not having laid a single egg during the
past 2 months, are now in our freezer and ready for the stew pot. They
were old and when they did lay an egg, ended up eating it anyway. So
we'll plan on getting a flock of new chicks in February as soon as the
weather is more consistently warm for longer stretches of time, and eggs
will follow a few months later. For now, though, it sucks, as we're
having to buy eggs at the grocery story (cage free, of course!) for the
first time in the past 7 years!<br />
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Life on the farm was
pretty rough last week when the ice storm hit. While we had purchased a
half cord of firewood the week before the storm, we failed to check our
propane tank, and realized a day into the 4 day ice-in that we had less
than 10 gallons in the tank (virtually nothing). We spent 4 days
camped out in our living room with our wood-burning stove, and felt like
real homesteaders when we heated up pots of water on the stove for
baths. That is, until the water pipe in the well-house froze, and we
were without water for 36 hours. One of my favorite shows to watch on
tv is Alaska: The Last Frontier, which is about a family of amazing
homesteaders living in the extreme climate of Alaska, so I just kept
reminding myself that if they could do this year round, we could
probably manage for a few days. The kids actually had a great time and
saw it all as an adventure. By the end of four days cooped up together
in one room of our house, I was thrilled when the ice finally melted and
the adventure came to a happy end.<br />
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And that's life on One World Farm!Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-14842182363925219502013-10-30T11:43:00.002-05:002013-10-30T11:43:39.020-05:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kai has vacillated between wanting to be a cowboy and wanting to be an astronaut for Halloween this year. By this, I mean he changes his mind daily. These are the tough decisions that occupy the mind of a 4 year old. Ruby just goes with the flow. And Pla Shee, though much too cool for Halloween, can't seem to make a complete break from the sheer joy that comes from hoarding and consuming ridiculously large amounts of candy. Happy Fall, y'all!<br />
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We visited the State Fair on Monday, a family tradition many years in the making. I have such great memories of visiting the Fair every year when I was growing up, and it seems like it really hasn't changed at all. Aaron, on the other hand,despises just about every thing about the fair, but puts on a happy face and comes along because he loves me. What a guy. Pla Shee opted to hang out with Pu Lue and Paw Moo this weekend, so he missed out on the Fair this year. He was pretty disappointed that we refused to bring him a turkey leg.<br />
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Amanda joined us for our fair day, much to Ruby's delight. She adores her "Aunt Jean."<br />
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Here are Kai and Ruby posing in the midst of their favorite fair activity, the simulated farm. This is always the favorite, despite the fact that we have a REAL LIVE farm at home. For some reason, feeding the plastic goats and sheep and planting seeds in the fake garden at the fair is tons more fun than feeding real sheep and goats and planting a real garden at our house. Whatever works. It is one of the only free activities at the fair, and it holds their attention for a good 20 minutes, so all in all it's a winner in our book.<br />
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Ruby in her pumpkin shirt posing with the pumpkins in the livestock barn. Unfortunately we chose a day that there weren't many animals around, so we did a lot of walking around looking at empty stalls. But they did have a cute kids area with some longhorn cattle and baby chicks that made it worth the walk, especially since there were hardly any crowds in that area.<br />
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<br />Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-48685410970482231472013-10-01T11:48:00.002-05:002013-10-01T11:48:36.035-05:00First haircut and a sick puppy<br />
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And speaking of pampering, our miniature schnauzer George has been treated like a prince since his run-in with a coyote last week. He was attacked after sneaking out of the backyard, and was in pretty rough shape. But after a $500 vet visit and quite a bit of TLC, he's on the mend. Ruby's been feeding him his dog food one kernel at a time, and bringing him her baby dolls to keep him company as he recovers. ;)</div>
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Our sweet Ruby Nell turned 2 on Saturday! I can't believe we no longer have a baby in our house...it is truly amazing how fast the time has flown by. Ruby is a joy. Her giggles are infectious, and her personality is so much fun. She is talking up a storm, and in complete sentences to boot. A few weeks ago she learned how to climb out of her crib, so she's now officially in her "big girl bed," and loves it. She's easy to love, and we couldn't have asked for a more precious two year old. </div>
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Holli had Baby Emmett at 3:18 am on Friday morning! Because the birth happened at Allen Birthing Center, Holli and Emmett got to go home only a few hours later, and I got to hold him only a few hours after he was born. As you can tell from the picture below, I could not be more thrilled that Baby Emmett is finally here!</div>
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Just a few pics of the last couple of weeks to get us caught up to speed. We've recovered from the birthday party madness that enveloped the weekend and are now back in the swing of things. Here's a picture of Ruby in the midst of the birthday present bonanza. One of the first presents she opened was this stroller, and she immediately ran to her room to get "Baby Georgia" to ride in it. She was completely done opening presents after this. :)</div>
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Here are Kai and his cousin Preston sporting their shark goggles. Preston and his family just moved into a new house with a POOL not too far from us, so we are excited about mooching off of them for some fun pool time for many summers to come.<br />
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Ruby and her Daiya at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant in East Dallas. We go to the same place every Sunday for lunch before refugee clinic. Ruby LOVES spring rolls! Note her neat dress--we found it a cool vintage clothing store near Waxahachie--it's from the 60s!<br />
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My little cowgirl turning on the charm before school one morning this week.<br />
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Kai taking a swing at the pinata.</div>
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Pla Shee was so excited--this is his second summer at Camp Lone Star, so he knew just what to expect this time around. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XOetkIhF-A0XaoSGe8SM1cYE89dCJYahhUx_DJEpivoBQw1UJkLKPx9ujenv0SfME-S8IJ4ESnL6GJDfznZISGzbHSZMLBCureblE5dIuKDGNSiKXJQiOlAjO5F7axBJh_4HCy8lSSQ/s640/blogger-image--553911042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XOetkIhF-A0XaoSGe8SM1cYE89dCJYahhUx_DJEpivoBQw1UJkLKPx9ujenv0SfME-S8IJ4ESnL6GJDfznZISGzbHSZMLBCureblE5dIuKDGNSiKXJQiOlAjO5F7axBJh_4HCy8lSSQ/s640/blogger-image--553911042.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kai was excited, too, until I told him it was time to go home. He was so disappointed that he couldn't stay at camp with Pla Shee! Poor little guy. His spirits improved considerably when we stopped for a dinner date at the Elite Cafe in Waco on our way home. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1gZrh76y6UGJf5_lzXYRG0LTuzc1L6D4PwCa1dhEnGr-oh95EQ4kca7o0Rzk3z5aE1m2P4KAZstGiW1fl7mzHE_-Lf7sNHEPgBH0NsKeJY1KWx8t0p2iW_K_hxY5Ez3ri2Y5uZAND9c/s640/blogger-image-1152088433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1gZrh76y6UGJf5_lzXYRG0LTuzc1L6D4PwCa1dhEnGr-oh95EQ4kca7o0Rzk3z5aE1m2P4KAZstGiW1fl7mzHE_-Lf7sNHEPgBH0NsKeJY1KWx8t0p2iW_K_hxY5Ez3ri2Y5uZAND9c/s640/blogger-image-1152088433.jpg"></a></div><br><div>Yesterday Kai "wrote" a letter to Pla Shee and announced that he needed to put it in the mailbox so the "mail lady" could take it to camp for him. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEYq1pJnviJr8dYDmCpnMq8p7F4xNkwKa_V-2Qu79AkFnvSyR9feQPfIdDww2EivOBTfqxdOSUnZjV7-mKrKJnfA4rKoxGYuyUISca_pcaewq6Q17ITkk7JQdWh9qqCJsDF64ii1OpM/s640/blogger-image--859408259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEYq1pJnviJr8dYDmCpnMq8p7F4xNkwKa_V-2Qu79AkFnvSyR9feQPfIdDww2EivOBTfqxdOSUnZjV7-mKrKJnfA4rKoxGYuyUISca_pcaewq6Q17ITkk7JQdWh9qqCJsDF64ii1OpM/s640/blogger-image--859408259.jpg"></a></div><br><div>He rode his bike down to the end of the street and dropped in the mailbox. He was so proud. (Note: This adventure to the end of the street and back took at least half an hour). :)</div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6cQLIprsgrhBYwA32bEX0wqRiFOP4asR3_JUHxxFNWr8poEQBiS_X1Fu_PbY5wA6N3ZGtNOMdgKSq7t-joZ80IYdjeWXVqB1CvksLZ-SVv6wYkG-hREuFdUyXMyhtQaDY6nlF8ZBBII/s640/blogger-image--1679757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6cQLIprsgrhBYwA32bEX0wqRiFOP4asR3_JUHxxFNWr8poEQBiS_X1Fu_PbY5wA6N3ZGtNOMdgKSq7t-joZ80IYdjeWXVqB1CvksLZ-SVv6wYkG-hREuFdUyXMyhtQaDY6nlF8ZBBII/s640/blogger-image--1679757.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>One of the fun things about living in the country is that bike rides to the mailbox can be exciting adventures without any added work. For example, on our journey we saw a mama rabbit and her babies, found a horse shoe, and decided that a giant field of milo can make a pretty good maze for a person who is less than 3 feet tall. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc4bOyVb1DCClXvsmgixTqpLEcasRB-1qUdZaIazWufNcPP8nUld6_VLTTy2q6hpBq0KwXSdcxPHvoQc-dqB2dTfo5gCv5jW8TXqW64aQU_OYwYIecvBeB0N7lcFn7FM3Q0nOiAwpORM/s640/blogger-image--1498476576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc4bOyVb1DCClXvsmgixTqpLEcasRB-1qUdZaIazWufNcPP8nUld6_VLTTy2q6hpBq0KwXSdcxPHvoQc-dqB2dTfo5gCv5jW8TXqW64aQU_OYwYIecvBeB0N7lcFn7FM3Q0nOiAwpORM/s640/blogger-image--1498476576.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-37752104225219587292013-07-18T12:42:00.001-05:002013-07-18T12:44:03.559-05:00Ruby!I know that all my friends and family are getting tired of me talking about how adorable Ruby is right now, but I figured since it's my blog I could indulge myself a bit more. So...she is sooooo cute! I love this age! She's turned into a little chatterbox and has a HUGE vocabulary--every day she'll say a new word that I had no idea she knew.<br />
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This summer our schedules are a bit different than during the school year, so Aaron's been taking Kai and Pla Shee to a day camp near his work while I take Ruby to her baby sitter in Arlington 3 days a week. It has been so much fun to get to spend one-on-one time with my little girl! She loves to go with the flow and is the perfect little mini-me! Here are a few pics of my best girl being her cute self this summer. See what I mean??!!! Cuteness overload!!</div>
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Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-30481959601162301852013-07-18T12:28:00.001-05:002013-07-18T12:40:46.673-05:00Family Fun in Galveston We headed down to Galveston for a week of fun on the beach last week with my family. It was such a blast reliving memories that I have from my childhood of our family vacations in Galveston. Pla Shee was obsessed with collecting hermit crabs, and Kai and Ruby both LOVED swimming in the ocean. Here are some pics of our adventures.<br />
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<br />Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-4429401668718610322013-06-27T09:50:00.002-05:002013-06-27T09:50:41.349-05:00Summer FunIt's been a LONG time since I updated the blog, but I'm committed to getting back on track. So please enjoy a quick whirlwind of pictures and short explanations to get us back in the saddle. Needless to say, we're enjoying the heck out of summer and hoping it sticks around for a while, despite the heat.<br />
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Pla Shee has become quite the fisherman. In the first picture he's holding a fish he caught at Meme's tank in Giddings, and in the second one he's got a "skipper jack" that he caught of the pier in Rockport.<br />
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Baseball was a pretty dominant force in our lives in the spring and early summer. I can only imagine what it will be like when both Kai and Pla Shee are playing next year. Here are the kiddos after one of Pla Shee's last games of the season, and here we all are at the Rangers game to celebrate a great baseball year.<br />
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Pla Shee did amazing in his 5th grade year at Venus Elementary. He finished up his Elementary School career with straight A's, a three-time principal's award winner, and he aced all of the STAAR tests. Woohoo! To celebrate we headed out for a mini-golf adventure one Friday evening just before the end of the school year.<br />
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We spent a few days in Rockport at Meme's beach house and had a blast fishing, swimming, feeding the birds, and, in Ruby's case, eating a very messy ice cream cone.<br />
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Ruby with her new Cabbage Patch Kid, "Georgia," a gift from Aunt Holli.<br />
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Kai playing on a real guitar at Henry's birthday party in Austin.<br />
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The boys looking tough with their water guns in our backyard on a hot summer afternoon.<br />
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Ruby at the Houston Zoo brushing a goat. <br />
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All three kids are in Houston this week with Nena and Pappy while Aaron and I get some much needed work done around the house. So far, we've had major repair work done on our foundation, installed gutters, replaced shingles, repainted shutters, decluttered and repainted the living room, enhanced our curb appeal with new flowers, front porch cushions and rugs, cleaned out the garage and filled two dumpsters with trash. Wow! If only we had been this productive before we had three children, who knows what we could have accomplished!<br />
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So here's my precious boy in April 2011, at one and a half:<br />
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<br />Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-61400315344428548572013-04-06T20:42:00.002-05:002013-04-06T20:42:40.966-05:00A perfect Spring SaturdayToday was just about perfect. We started off with donuts for breakfast, which helped everyone maintain cheerful attitudes for the remainder of the morning. Baseball opening ceremonies and a baseball game for Pla Shee took up most of the morning. Kai could not have been more thrilled with the bounce house that showed up at the park while we were at the game. We literally had to pull him off of it when it was time to leave.<br />
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Here's Pla Shee during the opening ceremony this morning.<br />
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When we got home from the game, we were so thrilled to see that Pu Lue and Paw Moo, Pla Shee's biological parents, and Pa Day Day, Pla Shee's 18 year old brother, were at our house. Pu Lue is helping us replace some rotten boards on our house since his carpentry skills are a thousand times better (and faster) than ours. Paw Moo and I spent most of the afternoon in the garden, getting the beds ready for the tomato and eggplant seedlings that are going in next week. </div>
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Pla Shee and Pa Day Day played catch in the yard for a really long time. Pa Day Day said it was the first time he'd worn a baseball glove!<br />
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Kai and Aaron got in on the baseball fun as well. Kai can't wait to be old enough for tee ball next spring!<br />
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The boys begged to go outside yesterday afternoon to jump in the muddy puddles that had accumulated in the front yard as a result of all the rain we've had this week. It was freezing outside, but they seemed to have a blast. Ruby was not allowed to partake in the fun, but squeezed in a grin as an onlooker, nonetheless.</div>
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<br />Aaron & Diane Mitschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061814570997560139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089165156653106237.post-84235811685887464772013-04-02T14:43:00.002-05:002013-04-02T14:43:18.020-05:00Easter WeekendWe had a fun-filled weekend, starting with a trip to the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Friday night to watch Michigan beat Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. We had a blast, and Pla Shee could not have been more excited that he got to go to the game...one of the perks of being the oldest child!<br />
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Saturday we had a pancake breakfast and Easter Egg hunts at Kai and Ruby's school. Turns out Kai is not the best egg hunter...he likes to examine the contents of each egg as he picks it up. So Ruby hauled in about 20 eggs to Kai's 4. But both were happy with the results, so I guess it worked. Pla Shee lied and said he was still 11 so he could hunt eggs also, but I limited his haul, much to his disappointment. He is a champion egg finder.<br />
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Here we are at church on Sunday morning. I laughed when I compared this pic to last year's Easter pic--Kai's doing his best frown in both!<br />
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And here we are at Aunt Nita's house. Same problem!<br />
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Sunday we had an egg hunt of a different sort, with 4 of our turkey chicks hatching in the afternoon. They are super cute! We put them in our rabbit hutch with a heat lamp, because we've learned from past experience that our hens don't do a very good job caring for the chicks once they hatch. Ruby is fascinated with them.<br />
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We had a great time at our niece Sarah's house on Sunday afternoon. The kids love playing with their cousins. Here's proof that Kai actually did smile this weekend!<br />
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