Last weekend we took the kids to check out a local dairy farm. Watch as the Os decide to stop eating beef:
"You're gorgeous! What a cute calf you are."
"Yes, you are!"
"Aaaawwww."
Liam, however, was deeply suspicious of the cows, much like he is of horses. We encouraged him to moo at them, and when they mooed back, he ran around and hid behind me.
They are kind of intimidating. Here's a calf trying to steal my bag.
We did manage to convince Liam to pet the goats.
But he especially loved the baby chicks. Whenever anyone else walked into the room, he turned to them and said, loudly if unintelligibly, "Go away! Go away!"
We took a carriage ride around the farm, which Thea loved. At the top of a hill, she exclaimed, "You can see the whole world!"
At least a very pretty part of it.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Trip to the farm
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What a fun day! We love visiting farms. We got to meet a very new calf the other day who was quite determined to eat our fingers!
There was a kid at the farm who had a calf sucking his whole hand. His mother looked horrified and said, with just a tinge of hysteria, "Let's go find you some sanitizer, honey!"
Good thing that calf was behind a gate. Otherwise, you'd be blogging this while trying to hold your entrails in. I saw it in the 'Nam, man. Them calves... they ain't right, man. I've seen grown men rip their own heads off rather than try and take them. Why you think veal is so expensive?
Wonderful, beautiful, funny pictures. Great post!
Monkey, I read your comment during the Tori Amos show and laughed a bit too loud. Good stuff!
Thanks, Nonna! It was a lot of fun. I can't wait to go back.
The hidden moo is my favorite. Too much cuteness.
The photo of Liam kneeling behind your leg just made my heart melt. Sigh.
You must read Amy Fusselman's book "8" if you haven't already. I think you would really enjoy her writing style.
I know, right? So cute I could die.
Thanks for the book recommendation, Todd!
the goats are more likely to eat him than the cows aren't they?
How fun!!!
I think Liam out-weighs the goats, though. The boy is SOLID.
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