One of the great joys of parenthood is being lucky enough to be around to see your children have young ones of their own. I experienced that recently and it was quite an emotional day. The fact that Emily and Kyle’s new arrivals aren’t human did nothing to diminish the exhilaration I felt when meeting them for the first time.
Lady Gaga, City Girl and Chicky Baby were born on April 5th, so they were already a little over a month old by the time we saw them. Emily described their arrival in her blog, “Love from Minnesota”. Here are a couple of photos shot by proud Papa Kyle during their first few days.
Left to Right, Chicky Baby, City Girl, Lady Gaga (photo by Kyle Cedermark)
Chicky Baby and City Girl try on Emily's shoes (photo by Kyle Cedermark)
Lady Gaga is a Silver-Laced Wyandotte, City Girl is an Americana and Chicky Baby (remember PeeWee’s Playhouse?) is a Buff Orpington. When we visited them in Rochester a week ago, they seemed to be getting along well, although Emily says they each has a distinct personality. Here’s what they look like now.
All the single ladies. The girls like to stick together (photo by Steve Date)
Emily and Kyle are great parents. They’re nurturing, but want the kids to grow up and learn to fly on their own. Dad takes the flying a bit too literally, however.
City Girl looked good on take-off, but the next few seconds were not impressive. (photo by Steve Date)
Of course the girls aren’t our first grandanimals. Peet’s been around for 3 years now. At 21 dog years, he’s a mature, loving big brother.
Peet gives Chicky Baby a little brotherly peck. (photo by Steve Date)
Peet gives lil' sis Lady Gaga a pony ride. What a good brother. (photo by Steve Date)
They’ll be old enough to start laying in a few months. Can’t wait to have my first grandchicken omelet.
Wait a second — that’s a little creepy, isn’t it? But if the eggs aren’t fertilized, they’re not really potential great-grandchicks, right? Oh well, I’ll figure that out later.
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