Ducklings : 3 weeks old

Are you surprised to hear they are ALL still alive? We are just as surprised!!

It has been 3 weeks and we can not believe how much these little ones have grown.


At 2 weeks old, we began taking them outside a lot because they were crowded in that small box.


Then at three weeks they had definitely outgrown the box so we made them a new home in our outdoor yard box and put the smelly things in the garage.

So cute when they cuddle up to sleep!
I took this pic to show their tail feathers growing in. When we pick them up we can feel the hard strong adult feather that are beginning to come in.


Here they are at 3 weeks old. We still use the plastic box to transport them to the pond and back to the garage. When we put them in the box you can really tell how much they have grown. They are so big now that when they stretch their necks out they can see over the top of the box. They love being in the pond. Since they don;t have there adult water proof feathers yet they can't swim around for too long before they get cold and get out on the rocks to warm up. We still pull them in at night and will until the are about 8 weeks old.


21 days before!!!

I included this last pic so you can see how much the have grown in 21 days. Truly is an amazing thing!

In this season of growth it is fun to watch another of Heavenly Father's creations grow!

Happy 1st Birthday Christian

Where has the year gone? Christian you are such a joy. You were a great suprise in the beginning when we found out you were a boy. You have been different from your siblings in your development and it has been fun to see your little personality. We love all your pinches and you squeels!

Newborn BOY!!


Homecoming- One day Old

The Big Birthday Boy

Has it been a whole year already?

Christian is One Year Old!


He happened to be very clean and neat when he ate his cake ball for his birthday. However, you can see his lunch still on his shirt.


Cheers to Christian!

Old Friends

Susie and her family were nice enough to come visit us while they were in Utah. It was good to see her after all these years and meet her great family. It was fun to look at some old pictures, catch up with her and share all the gossip from Clovis!

Thanks again for coming to see us Demkes!

Looking at these pics...Swoosie and I practically switched bang styles

May 1996- Graduation

April 2010

Dressed Alike

It is kind of fun to see your kids in the same clothes we wore when we were younger
Emily

Amy


Christian 4 Months

Mike Sept 1977 4 Months

Tyler 4 Months



I know I had Brigham's picture taken too, but I haven't found it yet.

Ducklings: "Let them be theirselves"- Tyler

Welcome Addie, April and Junie!!!

So I made the mistake of taking the kids down to the IFA store with me. They instantly fell in love with the new spring baby animals. So....
we thought it over and figured some Rouen ducks would be a good match for us.

We had to purchase a minimum of three. Katelyn is picking hers out.

Tyler was busy getting his fingers stuck inside of the bunny cage while we were picking out ducks.


Just 4 days old! Making sure we picked the right ones. No deformities and such.


On the way home


At their new home. They have to be inside under a heat lamp for 2 months. Then we can release them outside.


Briggy snuggling with all three. They like to get up underneath his arms and he likes it too!


Mike with Junie!

Katelyn with Addie and April

We are considering them all to be girls for right now. We can't tell the sex for another month or so. We have some back-up boy names (Wade, Bill, Buddy, or Tucker) if we need them so...
stay tuned!!!

Spring Break?

C'monnnn! 4 inches?!!!! Isn't their any justice in this world?

Skiing at Solitude

I am 31 years old and I finally went skiing!
Mike and I went up to Solitude for the day and he taught me how to ski. I have some video, but will definetly not be sharing that publicly. Skiing is HARD work. Feel the burn!

I am amazed with all of you that can ski and more amazed at those who can snowboard.





I will say my favorite part was riding the ski lift.

Overall it was a rewarding day. Mike was a good teacher and I was glad I went. I have been told I need to make sure I go a second time. They promise it gets better.

Christian: 10 Months

Christian is a man... baby on the move!

At 10 months he took his first step. Now he walks about 8 to 9 steps before dropping to crawl. He is a good eater and I would say his favorite right now is a classic PB&J. He still wakes up at least once at night, usually around 4:30am. You can see in one of the pics that he has 4 teeth- 2 on top and 2 on bottom. "Mama" is still about the only "word" he says.

I am having trouble getting house work done. There is always some little guy right there undoing what I did.


Christian is getting into all our cabinets and loves opening and emptying drawers.

With spring and warm weather coming he wants to be outside with the big kids. I got some shoes and put them on him. He didn't like them one bit. By watching him, you would have thought they were made of cement. So I guess he will crawl around outside until he figures out how uncomfortable it is.

I know I am biased, but what a cutie!