Adding to the flock

We were hmming and haaing about getting more chicks.
We debated processing the two remaining chickens in the fall or possibly giving them to a willing friend.
Ren Man doesn't want to bring them with us next year.
Thinking about it more I thought it might make sense to keep the flock we have so it's one less thing on the to-do list immediately after (during?) the move, considering the house building project and all.
So that's the plan, or so I thought.
Ren Man started making noises today about ordering chicks next year.
Either way- I tracked down some Ameraucana from craigslist.
I wanted these so so bad because they lay green/blue eggs.
Ren Man wanted buff orpingtons (docile and he thinks their pretty - I don't).
The person we got them from also had some barred rocks which we both like.
So in the end:

One orp, one barred, and two ameraucanas.
These are sexed, last year we did 6 straight runs and ended up with thee roos so we're excited to know that we have three hens.

Their names are Luna, Soleil, Dippy, and O'Rien.
I realize next year we will not be able to name the new additions because I assume we'll get at least 25 and that's just too many names to keep straight!
Sad, but true.

This is Luna, the barred.

It's a fun tradition, it seems, that started last year. Right before Ark Boy's birthday, May 5, we get chicks. We (I?) plan to hang out with these ones as much as we hung with the chicks last year because our flock of two are very tame and so social. I like to take credit for that.