The Chicks Are Here!

We got the baby chicks on the 20th and they are a hit with the kids. I don't know how the chicks feel about Alex though. You know "Darla," on finding Nemo? Yeah, well, Alex is like the boy version. Poor little chicks- none injured or dead though, so that's good. We thought a few were bound to die so we got extras and as of right now, we have 13 very healthy, fiesty little chickens. I think all the interaction with the kids is just making them stronger. In about a year they'll be producing about an egg a day each. That's gonna be a lot of eggs! Anyone for omlettes?

Just Minutes Old

This is my favorite picture. Kyle caught it immediately after she was born.

Here are more from the hospital.

Millions of Clara Pictures

The Good Life

So I'm doing some serious back-tracking since I have been horrible at keeping up the blog since we've moved to California. Things are great here and we feel so blessed to have a job and lots of family around. The boys love playing in the huge backyard and with the dogs, Sam's in preschool two mornings a week, and we've already enjoyed going to and A's game, camping, spending a week in a Tahoe cabin for my mom's 50th , going to the Oakland zoo for the boys' birthday, and building a chicken coop. I admit, I was a little nervous coming back to California, but I have really loved it here, especially Livermore. It has grown up very nicely. Enjoy the random pictures.

Building the Chicken Coop and Growing a Garden

Introducing. . . Clara Grace Bills

Finally, our little girl has arrived! Clara was born on Easter Morning at 6:58 am. Whe weighed in at 8 lbs. even and 21 inches long- our smallest newborn so far, even though she was 10 days late. We think she is just perfectly beautiful and adorable and gets more so each day. The boys seem to like her a lot and Alex is handling the transition much better than we expected, although, for some reason he keeps calling her "Kipper," instead of "Clara." We have no idea where he got that from, but it's kinda cute. It makes a big difference that we are here with all the family help. We've been able to get some rest in and not have to worry about all the cooking and cleaning. We hope you enjoy the pictures. We will post more and write more soon.

No Baby Yet

I know that everyone is wondering whether we've forgotten to let them know that a new baby has been born. Just a reassurance, no, we haven't forgotten. We are still waiting for her to come. 6 Days late now- just hangin' in there. I'm getting pretty weary, but I am being well taken care of. The plan is to be induced on Monday if she hasn't come on her own by then.
We'll let ya'll know when we have further news!

We did It!!!

WhooHooo! After three years, 1 1/2 more kids, lots more debt, many extremely early mornings and late nights we are so happy to see the reward. Last Saturday Kyle graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic. His whole family was here, and my parents flew out to help celebrate. We had graduation in the morning where Kyle gave a fabulous speech, despite a couple of potty jokes pertaining to some of the class' most memorable moments, then we met with some of his classmates and our families at Macaroni Grill for lunch, we then lounged for a couple of hours, and then all the family got together at our house for enchiladas and cake. We got to sing, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and eveything (I've secretly always wanted to have a real event to sing that for, and the family was kind enought to indulge me). We had a great time and the whole weekend was lots of fun.

I know some of the family has some more good pictures. I will post them when I get a chance.