Chicks and Fried Chicken

We took the kids Wed. to the mall to see chicks hatching. They had 5 large incubators set up this week with over 100 chicken and quail eggs (and only a 10% failure to thrive rate!). AT was the only one brave enough to actually hold a chick, but all took great pleasure in washing with antibacterial soap after she did so.

Then it was off to the beach. Dinner that night was fried chicken, which we took to the beach, and enjoyed the pre-storm bug free warm winds. The waves were quite a site and everyone seemed to be more relaxed after the fresh air (it always takes a few days to adjust to the "Mommy and Menschi are home dynamic", so this was a highlight of calm before the few days it takes to prepare for the transition back to Atlanta (not to mention the added (happy) hecticness of Purim . . .