Alrighty...after much thought and some discussion with my hubby, I've decided to continue the blog using only our first names. Most of the folks on the site are family and friends anyway, and you know who we are and where we live. Others who happen across the site would have to do some investigating to find us...and lets face it...we're not that interesting! The other reason for the decision to use them is because I couldn't come up with any good nicknames for us. I tried to do something in line with the name of our site (those who know us should know where that came from) but the thought of calling myself a hen and my hubby a rooster just didn't jive. Then to try and find variations of 'chick' for the girls...chicklette? chickadee? chicka? I have a hard enough time some days calling them their given names without mixing them up (I know...there's only two of them...but they are a lot a like in many ways!). And how do you give a dog a chicken name??? So in case you don't know us personally...meet 'The Chicken Family'.
This is me (Christie) and my wonderful husband, Steve. Photo was taken by a friend at the Spring Formal that Steve's unit had this past weekend. We don't have many shots of us together...most photos are of the girls these days and that's fine with me! Usually I'm the one behind the camera. When we were getting ready to leave on Saturday I walked out of the bedroom and our oldest said "Mommy...you ready for the ball? You wear a beautiful dress!" Minutes later Steve appeared and she said, "Daddy...You look like a Princess!" We straightened that out pretty quickly and explained to her that Daddy is a Prince...like Prince Charming. Both of the girls are VERY into all things princess right now and most days Cinderella is their favorite.
This is our oldest chick, Lillian....age 29 months. She is recently very interested in dress ups, dancing, play jewelry and wearing my shoes...and it this photo, brushing her hair! Man are we gonna be in trouble for those teenage years! Lilly is definitely the older sister, and the mother hen. She loves to help take care of others around her...and boss them around (we're working on NOT doing that anymore!) Really she is a very loving child and is concerned about everyone she comes in contact with. This photo cracks me up because she was so excited to be doing her own hair that afternoon.
Here is the youngest chicklet...Clara...age 18 1/2 months. Clara is our little comedian...she loves to do things to make people around her crack up. At this point it usually involves wearing something unusual as a hat, or initiating a peek-a-boo game from under a blanket or behind a piece of furniture. Anything she can do to make her sister laugh is especially thrilling to her! She is also a very sweet child...will go out of her way to give you hugs and kisses. She is coming out of her shell now too...until recently she was suffering big time from separation anxiety if I left, or if anyone she wasn't used to on a daily basis came to the house. She is doing TONS better now though and that has made it easier and more fun on outings and to have folks over to visit. This shot was taken the day of our KY Derby party...all the little girls here made Derby hats to take home that day. I love Clara's dimply grin and how her big, blue eyes are shining.
And this is, Dunkel...our hairy kid! We got him while stationed in Germany in 2003. Its hard to believe that he'll be 5 in June. While he takes a backseat to the girls these days, he is as much a part of the family as any human is. He is BIG (110 lbs) and HAIRY (though we've taken to giving him a buzz cut in the summer months and to help with the shedding in the house), but he is the most loving, sweetest dog you'll ever meet. He has been fantastic with the girls and they just love him!
I guess that's it for now...time to clean the kitchen and get the girls down for a nap.
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