On a Farm

Zoe's Sunbeam Teachers, Brother and Sister Foster, are the nicest people ever and really love their primary class. They are fortunate to live in an area of town where they have enough property to raise animals and have a rather large garden. Currently they are raising cows and pigs. Their Pigs had babies not too long ago and they invited us over to look at them.

On our way back to the pig pen we walked past the cows...
Then we saw the huge, I mean huge Daddy Pig...
Then we made our way to where the Mommy Pig was staying with her babies. She was pretty protective of them..Fighting over a spot to nurse...
This is our favorite piggy, the one with the stripe...
Kambrie petting a pig...Zoe petting a pig...
Noah's turn...
Jack's turn. I was surprised he wasn't afraid of them. I had to restrain him a bit...
We had a lot of fun and can't wait to go back and monitor their growth. We are thinking about buying one when they are ready to be slaughtered. Our family really enjoys pork products. Dan and I also think it would be a good teaching experience for the kids. The Fosters said we could stop by any time and when they put the pigs out to pasture we can even come help feed them once in awhile.

My kids and husband wish we could have our own little farm. They really want to raise animals and have a larger garden. I'm not sure I'm convinced of how fun or cool it would be.