Thursday, May 1, 2014

Growing up!

 It's only a few days old and doesn't even have its eye open yet.
The mother has been feeding it and sitting on it to keep it warm!
This ones feathers still haven't come in completely.

Our birds

 We're feeding our birds one corn kernel at a time!
 And here is one of the first babies!

Swan Park

 Well, there are geese too.
 One of the things we will miss about our city after we move is the park that is very near our home that has swans, geese, and ducks.  They are very beautiful and fun to watch their antics.
I tried to feed this one ice cream but it didn't bite!

Friday, March 14, 2014

Valentines Day

 We started by making some festive cookies with food dye and my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.  They would have been super with my mom's homemade strawberry jam, but this will have to do.
 You can see the manger scene I made for our kitchen wall at Christmas. It's covering up the ugly holes in the wall.
 We found some fun decorations at the mall.
And then we went bowling!
 Do these look familiar to you all?  Yes, some things are the same the world over! :)

Like an old friend


We saw this girl on a trip to Antakya and she reminded us of our sweet duck.
How do you buy your live roosters?

Delicious Dessert

 This is kunefe.  It's one of the most delicious desserts in the world.  It's fried cheese and Wheaties soaked in sugar syrup. It's so good when it's fresh and hot with cold hard ice cream on top!

The Best Present Ever!

My niece knitted me this beautiful purse and sent it to me.  It's a perfect passport and camera bag and I love the colors!