Poor Grandpa Joe & Trey's Birthday

Over the past few weeks Grandpa Joe has been growing more and more into an excellent rooster.  As a result, he has been increasingly aggressive towards us.... Audrey can't go outside with out being chased.  Even the big kids can't run around the yard without Grandpa Joe coming after them, to which they run inside in tears.  He won't really let us get near the hens.  So, about a week ago we started talking to the kids about getting rid of Grandpa Joe.  They were mostly against it, so we agreed to wait until he had wronged each of them enough that they wouldn't be opposed to life without him.  Friday night Ben was sitting in the grass and Grandpa Joe came up to him and pecked his face... I am still not sure how his eye was missed... Saturday morning we discussed with the kids that we were going to get rid of Grandpa Joe and they were all in agreement... all except James who was very sad that Grandpa Joe wouldn't get to have a first birthday.  The agreement we settled on was that we would have a birthday party for Grandpa Joe that day and then we could kill him that night... so, that is what we did.  As it turns out, everyone, including the hens seemed relieved that he was gone. The chickens come around more often now that he isn't around.  We are sad that he is not part of our brood anymore, but also happy to be enjoying the hens again:)

Sunday we traveled to Brewer for Trey's 5th birthday party.  The kids had a ball taking part in the gymnastics activities offered!  Trey came up with a cake request that was a bit more challenging this year, but luckily the picture on the invitation saved the day:)  Happy Birthday Trey!!