Friday with the Grandkids

After coffee, we had biscuits with chocolate gravy and hash browns.

We cleaned house, prepared lunch and decorated our bunny cake and cupcakes.  Melodi and Bryan came down later in the day and spent the night.

Everyone helped with household chores!

Preparing lunch of Chicken Dorita Casserole refried beans and Spanish rice

Later in the morning we went to the Annex to do remove more fence.

Even McKaylea cut wire!!

After eating lunch, the guys napped and the girls and I decorated the bunny cake, cupcakes and made chocolate nests.

Emma made chocolate nests using potato sticks mixed with the melted chocolate.

Mat and Jake looked at ads while we cooked.

Decorating the cupcakes

Was our sampler caught in the act??

Decorating the cupcakes together

Decorating the bunny cake

Taste Testers!

Our cute bunny cake decorated by McKaylea

The cute cupcakes!

What you do with leftover icing!!

Putting the eggs in the nests

A clean house, more fence removed, decorated cupcakes and a cake were done today!  Great job everyone!!
Melodi and Bryan heard all the tales and stories of the kids' week on the farm!  Many laughs we had from the stories (maybe somewhat embellished at times???) .

Thursday with the Grandkids

Today was "town day".  The kids had coffee and pop tarts, then we bought doughnuts in town.

Off we go!

Waiting for Grandpop - he took the car to have the tire checked.

We returned home, unloaded groceries, watched "Nashville", then headed out for lunch.

Lunch was at Mazzio's.

After lunch it was time for rest, crafts, Life on the Farm and watching the March Madness basketball.

Time to clean the chicks pen again.

What we found at the store to use when decorating our cake tomorrow.

We found edible grass!!

Craft time

 We ended our game of Life on the Farm.  No one went bankrupt so we totaled the cows and cash.
Jake had the most cows and Mat had the most cash.

Chores

McKaylea rode in the back of the pick-up.

Moving and rearranging panels for the horses

Jake can carry the feed trough with one hand!

Mat helped Grandpop with another trough.

Dumping water trough

McKaylea is ready for the time to turn on the water faucet.

Feed for the horses

 3 Handsome Guys!!

2 Beautiful girls with Grandpop!!

Jake took a selfie of us.

Mat dug out a piece of metal that was stuck in the ground.

We took out and old fence so Grandpop got items needed.

Off we go!

Cutting the old wire

 Emma and McKaylea were to "stuff" the barrel with wire.

Time to head home!

Jake waving the "rag" flag while going to the barn

I'll just say, "Only Jake!"

A lot was accomplished on the farm today.  Not everyone has the opportunity to take out fence and ride on a trailer with the grandkids!  Such great times together and many memories to enjoy!

Our funny story for today - Putting the wire in the barrel - Grandpop told McKaylea to "put little pieces of wire in her end".  (Grandpop was referring to the her end of the barrel).  Jake started laughing, then everyone else.  Jake thought the rest of us was "a little slow in catching on" to what Grandpop said!

No movie since we watched the basketball games tonight.