A Day at the Farm...

 I took the kids to a dairy farm in the area this morning with the moms' group.  The kids enjoyed getting to interact with the animals.  Above is a lamb getting ready for it's first shearing...the wool was so soft!  

 Nicholas loves the animals.  He giggles when they come close.

 We pet the chickens as well.  We went to the calf area and played with the babies...One of the calves kept trying to suck on my fingers.  Baby cows are born with bottom teeth, but no top teeth.

We watched the cows being fed and learned a lot about how a dairy farm operates.

Nathan fell in love with a kitten there and he really wanted to bring it home!  My reaction:

Me:  Who's going to feed it?
Nathan:  I will.
Me:  Who's going to water it?
Nathan:  I will.
Me:  And who's going to clean the poo?
Nathan:  Daddy.

Mark and I are definitely not cat people, so a cat is not in our future.  I'd love to have a dog again someday....but not today.