craig’s uncle and aunt told us this was the last round of baby pigs.
after 30 years they are going to be pig-free.
sad for us but so liberating for them.
i can’t wait to hear about your first big long vacation.
you really really deserve it!
since these are the last ones…we had to get out there!
so we called them up and invited ourselves over…last minute.
we gave them a 20 minute warning.
wasn’t that polite of us?
if you hold them like this they don’t squeal. (don’t be offended…you eat bacon)
i set my camera down low and they kept creeping in on me.
it was cool but kind of creepy too.
“please craig…can we keep just one?”
earlier in the day we’d laughed about the thought of having a pig as a pet.
they get to be like 800 pounds…the size of a couch?
who wouldn’t want one?
the babies are cute though.
if you had one all cleaned up and could teach it tricks?!
i need to join 4H and get all this stuff out of my system.
annie was watching the mama…keeping track of her.
good plan.
she’s gianormous.
i will miss this janet!
what we will do without the baby pigs to visit?
maybe you can start raising puppies?
ray is the biggest golden retriever in the world.
he has to be.
but such a sweet dog…if he doesn’t knock you over by accident.
sean wanted to ride him.
ray could do it but we said no.
lots of corn this year – everywhere in kansas!
it is so pretty to see fields of it everywhere you go.
the kids got to pick some and check if it was ready.
not quite yet.
janet took annie out to the garden and let her pick cucumbers.
she couldn’t wait to eat them.
(the ONLY vegetable she eats??)
i love this blurry picture (so many of these were blurry?)
fruit punch on her lip, dirty hair stuck to her face, cucumbers in her lap…
completely zonked out.
we love the farm.
we’ll miss the pigs.
thanks gary and janet.
next time we will have a cookout so we can check that off our summer list.
but i promise we’ll plan it more than 20 minutes in advance…
maybe even an hour?
Shana - You totally need a puppy! They are cute, cuddly, can be ridden (eventually) and are the “farm” of city life. How do you think I have survived after growing up with dogs, cats, horses, goats, cows, rabbits, and one lamb named “thumper”?
Gotta bring the farm into the city!
melissa @ the inspired room - This is the best, I just love this post! Thanks for sharing the piglets!
xox
Katie - I just stumbled upon your blog and love your obvious appreciation for small town farm life. I too came from such roots. Thanks for providing a great read.
Diane - Little piglets are so cute, I just can’t look at their feet.
Lisa - Happy Belated birthday to Sean!
The piggies are so cute.
I confess – I read your blog every day. Annie cracks me up. I actually tell my freinds and family all the funny stuff she does. So innocent and blissful, to be that young again.
After months of reading your blog I would like to say that I am a bit envious of the mom you are to your kids. You seem to be the cool mom that all us kids at school wished we had. I am not a mother yet, hopefully soon, but when I am, you’re the type of mom I want to be. I will keep reading and taking notes. Your blog is great research.
Take Care,
Lisa
Amanda Jo - It looks like you all had a GREAT time! Those pigs are adorable…it’s pictures like those that make me feel bad about loving bacon so much. Great pictures, especially of the Pig Mob.
Marla - AWW I love pigs. My son raised one for FFA his freshman year. We named him Chester and he was the biggest baby. He would roll over so you could rub his tummy and pose with hats on his head so I could take pictures. He weighed a little over 300 pounds when we took him to the market after the last show. We all cried for a week.
FFA is a great program, you just have to remember when it’s over they go to the market. Well at least the market pigs do.
Amber - How fun to have a family farm to visit! I don’t blame you for wanting one of those little piggies. They are too darn cute. Well, pretty much any baby animal is hard to resist 🙂
traci - they are so cute. wonderful photos – the kids look so happy. we used to have pigs when we got married.
Shelly H. (in Overland Park, KS) - ——————————————————————————–
Timon: [singing] Luau. If you’re hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat/ Eat my buddy Pumbaa here, ’cause he’s a tasty treat/Come on down and dine/ On this tasty swine/ All you gotta is get in line/Are you achin’…
Pumbaa: Yup, yup, yup.
Timon: For some bacon?
Pumbaa: Yup, yup, yup.
Timon: He’s a big pig.
Pumbaa: Yup, yup.
Timon: You can be a big pig, too. Oy.
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LOL! Thought I would lighten things up with a little pig humor and quote from The Lion King =)
Stephanie - I lurk at your site all the time because I just love your pictures and the way you capture your life. I especially love the pig pictures. I must admit I almost spit when I read “don’t be offended…you eat bacon.” Totally spot on and funny, too! A great example of what I love about your posts. Okay – enough gushing for now! Thanks so much for sharing with the rest of us!
robin bird - i smiled the entire way through these with my brow a little furrowed too cause they do look too cute to eat…. the ‘getting down low’ shots are fabulous! i love how you captured one little face amongst many each time. perfection!
Sharla - Hi from Kansas City! I’ve been lurking on your blog every since I saw it on Creative Blogs and love all your pics/stories. I thought you might live in Kansas since the boys love KU. Sorry, I’m a KSU fan but still love to see what you and your cute family are up to! 🙂 You inspire me – I have two little boys that I’m always trying to entertain.
Dayna - I love them! I raised little piggies for 4-H for YEARS and I can’t wait to get my girls into it.
Love the Annie sleeping picture, so precious!
Nope, I don’t live near you…I’m all the way in California =)
meleea - what a beautiful piece of america! i love the pigs. my daughter just started dog 4-H so we will be at the fair a lot – not sure i could do pig 4-H! beautiful pictures as always.
Jenny - The pigs are gorgeous.
I remember a few years ago in Sydney there was a family going to court to fight for their right to keep their family pet pig, who had grown enormous – this had upset some of the neighbours.
The pig in question acted just like a dog. It would go for walks with the family, and lie on the floor of an evening while the family watched tv etc. It was very clean too.
Jennifer P. - I loved these pictures so much. I say that a lot on here—but it’s just so true! You have such a great eye!
Speaking of eyes—I have never noticed how human-like pig eyes are. The ones on the giant mama pig were creepy—like it was really a person in a costume!
Glad you got lots of great photos of the pigs before they’re gone. I’m sure they’ll do their job of being delicious.
Marnie - Excellent, EXCELLENT pics!
I have a great love for piggies. When I was titchy we went to visit a friend of the family’s farm and he farmed pigs … Oh! the “love affair” began! They are such sweeties – unless you get them cross of course! So those “low” pics of the little ones coming towards you just made me grin and grin.
And yes, I love bacon & ham … 🙂
Amy - That looks like a great time…those pigs are adorable…I agree, older ones might not be so fun!
Great pictures! Even your older boy has the Kool-aid mustache! 😉
One Wired Woman - Oh my goodness!! Those are the cutest piglets ever!! That is really special that you’ve been able to field trips to your uncle’s farm. So cool for all of you. 🙂
~Jill 🙂
amy d - so very cute, if u go again take me!! oink, oink 🙂
Suzanne - too fun! my hubby & i were both 4-Hers…he raised show pigs & i raised show lambs…a lot of work, but some great lessons & memories! i bet your kids had a ball…love the cornfields!!
PamperingBeki - I want a pig!!!!!!!!!!!
Rusty Cottage - I love the piggies! Too fun! You know your kiddos will never forget that? Annie is A-Dorable :o) We live super close to Kansas; just on the other side of the mighty MO. What part of KS are y’all in? I love the midwest, wouldn’t live anywhere else. This is only my second time to your blog and I love it! Thanks for entertaining me…ha!
Staci - Too cute! I got my hard cast today so I can type!! I must say I’m enjoyin’ catchin’ up on my favorite blogs! Although, your bubble and water picture gave me nightmares of falling 🙂 I’ve gone a little freaky about wet surfaces since…”The Fall”!
trish - Soooo cute! I used to raise pigs for 4-H.
I had a great big sow named Kupcake and she’d have two litters a year. I always got to keep three to raise for auction and we would sell the rest. ahhhhh the memories. I even bottle fed a few runts in my day. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
and I love annies ribbon wrapped around that little piglet!!
Lee Ann - Those are great pictures! I love the little piggies. But, Annie with her hair glued to her face is priceless.