Olivia

I'm not sure when Sylvie became a mega-fan of Ian Falconer's Olivia books, but I do know it was prior to 2 because at 2 we gave her an Olivia doll as her big kid present when she gave up pacifiers. And it looks like we have another Olivia fan in the house.

Speaking of which...meet out new chicken. 

Sylvie has named her Olivia. She is a 6 month old Barred Rock, same breed as Penelope. She belonged to Sylvie's friend Riley, whose family was being harassed by a neighbor for owning a chicken, so the City came out and told the family that they didn't meet zoning requirements. We were happy to add Olivia to the side yard with Max and Penny so that Riley can come and visit her. Max and Penny, on the other hand, were not so happy and there was a pretty brutal smack down going on for 2 weeks to establish the pecking order. It included refusal to allow Olivia to sleep in the coop (we would sneak her in when the others were sleeping).

But a peace accord seems to have been reached and the chickens have mostly returned to their typical lifestyle of eating and pooping all day.