Thanksgiving for our family this year is going to be doubly fulfilling both in our hearts and in our waistbands. We are down in Colorado at the farm for an early Thanksgiving then will spend Thanksgiving day in Wyoming. Boo gets to be oohed and ahhed over by both sets of grandparents for the holiday, it doesn't get much better than that.
The first day on the farm we got the grand tour. It was a bit brisk but very worth the rosy cheeks and cold noses. After we got bundled up we walked out the back door to see the four geese being harassed by the two retired greyhounds. This of course made for a great show for the boy, the geese flapped their wings and honked across the yard. The next stop on the tour was the chicken coop. Auntie herded the hens over so Boo could get a good look at them with Grandma. We also got a great look at “Christmas Dinner”, a turkey named Jenny, and the two ducks with the bad hair-do's. Next to the chicken coop the four goats reside. The two grown-up goats were a bit skittish but one of the kids came right up to Boo so he could pet it's nose. Next stop, the pig pen. This was the hit of the day. My little man could not get enough of the pigs. We put him on a stack of hay bales so he could see over the fence and when it was time to go he actually tried to get away from me and closer to the pigs.
Day two, Boo got a little more adventurous. A little bit warmer and not so bundled up I let Boo crawl around in the goat pen and play with the baby goats. I don't know who looked more protective of their young, myself or Akmed the daddy goat. Both the kids, Sunshine and Daisy, came up to check out Boo; they even let him pet their noses. In the chicken coop he sat patiently on a log while Auntie and I ran around trying to catch a chicken. After the long ordeal we finally discovered how to work as a team and were rewarded with Boo's smile as he got to pet a chicken. The pigs were once again a big hit but after getting to actually touch the goats and chicken he was a bit more responsive to going inside to a warm bath.
The farm was a wonderful retreat from our everyday lives into something a bit more simple. We were able to spend time with family and show our son new and exciting things. He is even getting a hang of “What do the _______ 'say.” We can't wait to go back again.
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