Running from the Law: Goat Love

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Goat Love

This past weekend, Mac spent a few days at "The Farm" with my dad and stepmom, while Ryan and I had a couple glorious kid-free days to do WHATEVER we wanted.  Ryan played golf, went fishing, dined out, watched movies, entertained friends, painted the nursery, ran errands, etc.  I slept.  And slept and slept.  I got close to 15 hours of sleep one night and 12 the next.  I took naps both days and spent a great deal of time on the couch with the remote.  When I wasn't sleeping, I ate an entire key lime pie (I blame baby Mim for all of it).  It was possibly the greatest weekend of my life.  

Mac, however, was busy busy busy as usual at the Farm.  He swept my dad's garage countless times, watered all the plants at the farm, chased geese off the pond, took golf cart rides, went to the Farmer's Market, held baby chicks and harassed the cat and dogs.  Also, my dad's neighbor raises goats and it's spring...so, 'tis the season for baby animals!  He had a chance to go over to the neighboring farm and hang out with all the baby goats.  Apparently there was a lot of kissing and fondling that happened - Mac is a stud, so I can't say I blame the goats.  I guess if he comes down with some strange goat fever, we know where he got it.  As Kelly was showing me the photos of Mac's make-out sessions, I realized I had a bunch of photos somewhere of Mac feeding baby goats from last summer at Grant's Farm that I never blogged about.  
 I guess you could say that Mac's love of goats began at a very early age...
I think he was about 14 months here.
It did take him a little while to warm up to them initially.
These baby goats can be pretty aggressive when you're holding their breakfast (the bottle, not Mac).
Although they did try to eat him too. 
 They chew on your shorts, pull your shirt and try to eat your shoes right off your feet.
 And the fierceness and determination they have when they go after these bottle makes me pity all the poor mama goats out there. 
 Once our bottles were empty (about 3 seconds later), we took some time to do a little goat snuggling.
Yes yes, I know...they're filthy dirty animals...
...but so are some of our best friends and we don't hold that against them.  
 Plus, how do you tell a toddler that he can't hug a goat?  
You don't.  We encourage all types of love in our family.
Even goat love.
 Which may be one of the reasons that Mac is convinced the baby in my belly is a baby goat.
He's going to be very disappointed when Mim comes home looking like a human baby with no horns or tail.
 Well, at least I'm hoping for no horns or tail...those didn't show up on the ultrasound, but I guess you never know. 
 Either way, we'll keep her.  Our love of baby goats runs deep. 

26 comments:

  1. Cute photos! They look like fun little animals!

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  2. Aww what fun!! That is so cool! Your weekend sounds AMAZING.

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  3. So jealous of your weekend! Looking forward to seeing how you painted the nursery :)

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  4. Haha, aww I love these Goat pictures! And your weekend sounds amazing!

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  5. ha, it looks like the goat is drinking from a Medela bottle!

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  6. Haha this post seriously made me laugh at loud! Goat's need love too- way to go Mac! Oh, and yes...your weekend sounds DIVINE! and now I want key lime pie!!

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  7. Your kid-free weekend sounds awesome! I would love to sleep in again someday... :) I love your photos - so cute!

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  8. Oh my goodness can I come visit? Mac has his own personal petting zoo! How fun!

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  9. I could totally eat a whole key lime pie right now... and that much sleep sounds divine!! Mac and the goats is like the cutest thing Evah. I love it!!

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  10. I am so jealous!! Sleep??... I have forgot what that is!!!!! Super sweet goat pics!!!

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  11. Ahhh this post is the cutest! Goat love is some of the best. And, you are right...there is no telling a toddler not to hug the goats.

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  12. Oh my gosh, I want your weekend! Shoot, I'd take 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. But, 12?! HEAVEN.
    And goodness, Mac and those baby goats? So much cute going on!

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  13. LOVE these photos! And those Grant's Farm goats...they mean BUSINESS!!! Elyse wasn't too sure what to think about them either!

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  14. I seriously think your weekend might sound better than mine! ALL THAT SLEEP!!! :) Sounds wonderful!! and the goat pictures are so cute :)

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  15. I have to say I am a little jealous of your weekend!

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  16. That sleep sounds amazing! Love the goat hug! I couldn't get my nephew to get too close to the goats at the apple farm last fall. He was freaked to get close but loved to watch them.

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  17. Oh my goodness, the pictures of him trying to hug the goats are seriously priceless! This is too stinking cute.

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  18. These pictures are great, I need to take Waverly to see a goat. ;)

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  19. These are great! I love his expressions as he was petting the goats!

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  20. Oh my, what an awesome weekend for you!!! Can't say I'm not jealous. Once tax day comes around I may have to find a farm to send Carter to for a weekend! ;) Love the pictures and can't help but laugh about the baby goat in your belly.

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  21. We had a kid-free weekend too and it was glorious! Initially I was super sad to leave the babe, but sometimes us adults need those weekends to connect and re-charge! And key lime pie? I definitely needed that this weekend! These pictures are absolutely adorable!! I've been wanting a goat for Autumn!! haha.

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  22. These pictures are adorable!! Look at those curls on Mac! I want to visit the farm!

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  23. Ok, so, for whatever reason I was JUST thinking about when we went to Grant's Farm and I FREAKED OUT over all the baby goats! That was so much fun!! I think we will have to make that a regular thing when I come visit--feeding baby goats. Oh, and riding camels. Obviously.

    ps I'm cracking up that Mac thinks the baby is a baby goat!

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  24. goats are the best! when i was 5 or so, one ate half of my tank top at a petting zoo (arm hole to bottom of the shirt). it was hilarious. mac is adorable.

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  25. Thanks for sharing this- good stuff! Keep up the great work, we look forward to reading more from you in the future!  

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