Friends on the Farm

Had a great day on the farm, some of our friends and babies came out to help us clean and get organized while the kids played. We got a ton of things done while the eight and ten year olds amused the babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

The big kids wore the babies while helping the other kids pick up pecans. They will be available for purchase just in time for fall and holiday baking. I put some aside already just to ensure I don't have to run to the store at midnight to make my sweet potato souffle for Thanksgiving. Anyway, the big kids specifically came in and asked for our baby slings so they could wear them.

It was a super relaxing day, I actually got to hang out with my friends sans babies for awhile. I wonder how many babies they could watch, I could really go for a moms' day. We are overly attached to our babies and don't get a lot, if any, time away from them. Something about being on the farm loosens you up and lets you give them a little more distance and freedom though. It doesn't hurt that Shelby and John are amazing with them. They are fantastic kids who just radiate goodness, in addition to being extremely helpful, polite, and funny. I will be interested to see them as adults and see what the world has in store for them. Jakey is helpful too, he is a rock star at keeping X amused, which is huge some days.

X and CC stayed to help with evening chores and are both naturals with the goats. Albeit in opposite ways, CC is a total goat whisperer and Lennox can take a wild billy down in one swoop, okay maybe not. He took over Lucy's feeding job because she was busy befriending a pig. She also sang to some billies who are apparently very hard to handle. Oh and best of all... Mr McBee took Xman for a nice long ride on the tractor.

For those wondering, baby cow is taking a bottle now and momma is settling down. And now I bring you a flood of cute kids and animals. The dachshund is mine, he made himself at home relatively quickly.