Rainforest Cafe

I had a conference in Scottsdale last week at a pretty nice, kid-friendly resort. So we headed up a day early and brought the whole family along. Before checking in on Sunday, we stopped in Phoenix and took the kids to the Rainforest Cafe. It was awesome! We had a lot of fun, even if the food was a bit average. The kids thought they were hot stuff :)

First swim of 2010!

I can't believe it, the kids got in the pool today! We've had the solar cover on for a week or two and it was a warm, sunny day today... the water must be somewhere between 65 and 70 degrees.

Way too cold for me, but they obviously couldn't wait any longer.

We are Urban Farmers!

Last summer, Kirsten began the efforts to bring fresh, organic eggs into our kitchen by way of our backyard. I won't delineate the whole process in this blog, but I highly suggest you take a look at the blog that Kirsten created for the chicken adventure: www.bauerkirsten.blogspot.com

The eggs are delicious; taking care of the hens is a fun, educational, family effort everyday. We have 6 hens now - Mrs. Claus, Ju-Ju, Big Bertha, Millie and Ellie (who I can never tell apart), and Martha, our newest arrival.

Who would have thought that I would ever have livestock of any sort in my life, much less hens that I enjoy handling and helping to care for?!?