Meet Mary Ann and her baby, Duke:
Abigail is standing in the feed trough, next to the steer pen. In past years she's been very intimidated by the cattle and never really believed us that the fence would keep them in their stall areas. 
But this year she was pretty game, even helping to feed them.
Just like at home, Hannah climbed the gate to get a better view. Next to her is Emi Lou, who has a lot in common with Hannah. She's goofy and not afraid of much.
Baby Duke was content to be brushed...
As long as we cleared it with his mama first!
My friend, Jennifer, is 100% farm mom. She and Chris got their kids involved early and she treats our girls just like her own. Get in there and don't be afraid! Look at Hannah, she is so proud of herself!
They brushed Mary Ann some too, so she wouldn't feel left out.
In the summer, we'll see last year's baby calves being shown at the county fair. Pretty soon the farmers around us will be plowing and planting and we'll watch the fields turn pretty and green with corn and soybeans. Baby calves are a sign that spring is coming and we are SO glad!
3 comments:
Sounds like a couple of people I know have summer jobs lined up in a couple years.
One morning our entire breakfast conversation revolved around Duke's soft, white topknot. That was emphatically reported by Hannah. No one can seem to recall the new mother's name and we've heard both Sugar and Gigi reported as the new baby's name. Maybe there will be updates this week, especially since they spent an evening with Casey.
You have the best of both worlds--enjoying the excitement and fruits of farm life (and some learning opportunities), but not (as much) of the hard work! Sounds great to me!
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