Farms & Friends

I just might have to agree with Will: Kelly & Steve need to get a llama for their farm! :)

Over the weekend, Will and I went to visit Country Lane Tree Farm for a tour. We saw LOTS of animals including ponies, cows, goats, donkeys, llamas, an el paca, pigs, deer and even a reindeer! We saw a pot-belly pig (which Will continues to call a "hot-bolly pig"), and a huge assortment of birds. There were turkeys and geese, ducks and chickens, peacocks and pheasants. Will got to feed most of the animals pieces of bread. And he even got to see a bunch of baby animals.

Checking out the birdhouses


Surrounded by birds!


This chicken's pretty feather arrangement earned the nickname "church lady" because it looks like a fancy hat.


Goats


The brown guy in the front is an el paca.


The llama family. The little one on the left is the new baby - just a week and a half old! He's still drinking mommy's milk so no bread for him yet. The daddy llama kept stepping in front to get the bread first, like "I know my kid's cute, but show some love to the whole family!" :)

Will likes the baby llama. So cute!


Feeding cows


The cows all anxiously await Will's bread.


Deer


A straw maze in the barn, followed by a twirling slide at the end.


Petting the cat


After the tour, we got to just roam around and go back to our favorites again.




Miss Piggy Sue


Back at home, Will's riding his own Pony and saying "giddy-up!" Craig asks him "Are you a cowboy?" Obviously unaware that COWboy is a term for someone who rides horses, Will said "No, daddy, I'm a PIGboy!" Later that day he announced he was a "SNAKEboy" and a "FISHYboy" as well. :)


After a morning at the farm, Will took a nap and then went out with daddy to a car show at Fallen Timbers. Lucky boy! He had a fun-filled day.

On Sunday evening, we had our friends Tim & Angie over for dinner with their little girl Addy. Addy is 18 months and just ADORABLE! I fixed spaghetti & meatballs (one of Will's favorites) and we had a yummy feast. Will and Addy were both behaving out of character in the beginning. Will - very territorial of EVERYTHING Addy looked at and also very demanding of attention by singing his ABC's probably 150 times at an unneccessary decible. Addy - quiet and shy as she scoped the place out, but then very sweet and personable as she warmed up to her new environment. I swear the two of them were doing everything possible to avoid our cameras though! They did NOT want pictures taken. But we managed to snap a few anyway and they seemed to be good buddies just in time for us to say goodbye.