The Killdeer Babies have Hatched!!!

New pics....taken July 1, 2009.

We can't seem to manage to get a picture of all 4 babies together. As Brian says, the 4th one is just dopey! He actually reunited it with the rest of the family twice and once the little guy tried to "fly" out of Brian's hands....glad he is okay!

Connor and the dopey baby killdeer. :)

"Get under there!!!"
We did discover today that both mommy and daddy killdeer "sit" on the babies, so we could have been mistakingly calling the dad "Kyleen". So, Brian named the dad "Ken". (I love my cute husband.)

Once again, the dopey one is off on its own....no doubt the dad is trying to round him/her up! I can't even imagine having quads!

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The babies hatched yesterday and were on the move today! Brian and I both checked on them in the morning and there were 4 little babies, but by about 1:30 this afternoon the nest was empty.

I was very afraid we'd never get to see them. I looked around nearby for a little bit without any luck of seeing them. After dinner (and Connor's longer than usual nap), all three of us went out to look. Brian spotted them and we were able to get some decent footage and pictures. I didn't have my good zoom lens on my camera, so I hope to get some more pictures tomorrow. I'll upload more movies too, but here is one of me taking the little guy back to his family.

Connor "Picks" Strawberries

Connor and I went with one of our neighbors and her kids to a nearby strawberry patch to pick a few strawberries. I wasn't sure how it was going to go with Connor because he can't walk yet and I wouldn't exactly be able to pick many if I was holding him...but would the stroller smash all the berries??? Anyway, it worked out well. I had him in the stroller most of the time and we stayed on the last row so the stroller could stay on the edge and not harm any berries. Then I was worried about C's attention span and willingness to sit tight in the stroller. Well, I should have brought a bib, but he was just fine sucking down strawberries and getting the juice ALL OVER him! Here are some pictures of our outing.

Ian, Liam, Connor & Alison (Tammy's niece)

After we got home, he had a few more. :)

I LOVE this one.

The Great Outdoors

In the past 5 days, we've gotten an insta-yard (sod in the front....soon to have sod in the back), been to the zoo, and Connor helped me plant a few more perennials. We got a HUGE rain on Friday night (after the sod) but since then it has been HOT HOT HOT. For Michigan, upper 80s, lower 90s is HOT.

Here are a few yard pictures. I'll add some of our beach, wall, and backyard as soon as that sod is done. (hopefully later this week)

On Saturday, while Pat and Leslie were still here, we went to the John Ball Zoo, here in Grand Rapids. It is a small zoo, but perfect for someone Connor's age! It was fun and I'd love to go back!

And lastly, here are the dirt pictures. Connor was an amazing "helper" and just had to play in the dirt. I was very surprised he wasn't hesitant to crawl in the mulch at all...heck, it hurts my knees!He got in every hole I dug.

Texas LPS3

more to come tomorrow...time for bed.
















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