Chickens

Aunt Cindy has had Chickens for awhile now. Maxwell has always got a big kick out of going to see them. But this past week, she got a new "batch" of baby chicks. Maxwell has been so excited about going to see them. So after many conversations and using it as a "dangling carrot" for a few days, we finally made it to see the new chicks. He was ecstatic! He smiled and smiled and grinned and grinned. He got to hold a few of the "not so wiggly" ones and I think he even "hugged" a few of them. The Highlight of the day was when Mr. Ben let him go and collect the eggs from the nest! Now that was PURE enjoyment for him! He came out with one of the biggest grins I have ever seen to show us the eggs in his basket and proudly took them to Mr. Kenny. He was very busy today. On top of all of this, he played with Graham (formerly "Ben 3" and currently "the one that has no glasses") and Jacob (formerly "Ben 2" and currently " the one with glasses"), got muddy, let a chicken out of the pin and chased it, watched Scooby Doo and ate a little bit of everything (we are hitting a growth spurt) in Aunt Cindy's kitchen! ( I think I owe her about $50 in food). It was a very enjoyable Sunday afternoon with great company. On the way home, he told me everything he did ( as if I wasn't there to see it) and then laughed about it all. He feel asleep about 10 minutes into the ride and in the middle of the story. But he feel asleep with a smile on his face. I am sure that the chickens are just as tired as us, and with Maxwell not hovering over them, they may just fall asleep with a grin too!