We had a first big snowfall of the season...

and it was beautiful!  The boys and I were in Virginia visiting with Aggie and Big Pop, and had a great time catching up.  We went to see the Christian Youth Theatre's (CYT) Mulan.  It was really good and the kids enjoyed it a lot.  The next day we went to see Ariyetty (sp?) at the movies (based on The Borrower's, if anyone remembers) and the boys were pretty bored with it.  Mom and I really enjoyed it because the images were reminiscent of illustrations that we remember from books of our youth.  Pixar it isn't, but it's a nice departure from the images today.  Don't get me wrong, I love Pixar, esp.  Nemo and Cars (and in case you didn't know, Nemo is coming in 3D soon, according to the previews in the theatre), but it was a neat alternative.

ANYway, while we were there, Eric had to stay behind to take care of the ladies (who are laying an average of 21 eggs a day now!) and deliver wood, etc. So while we got about 3-4 inches in Virginia, we got 8-9 inches at the farm.  Eric took a lot of pics, and they are so pretty. So here they are:

Here's what it looked like on Monday, the day after the snow when the boys and I got home:

And the ladies weren't quite sure what to make of it:

But they needed to go out... after a day of being cooped up (notice the pun!), their house stinks! Pee-u! The girls needed their house and themselves aired out... But aren't they pretty?!  One of them recently tried to "fly the coop" and landed on the top wire around the garden... she must have been up there for three whole minutes, swinging back and forth, frantically trying to keep her balance on this little wire, all the while flapping her wings, until I could get out to her, pick her up and show her the direction home!  It was quite amusing... she must have been pooped after that exercise!

And speaking of being pooped, it was another exciting day for Sam ("Poops"):

 I loved being able to spend time with my mom and get together with my 4 closest friends from Virginia... we had coffee together and tried to catch up, but the time together was too short.  Sheryl, Laura, Rach and Cath.. I love you guys, thanks for meeting with me!

But it's always good to get back home, and I missed Eric so much, I couldn't wait to get back to him.

Life (and love) is good!