from the archives….3

this was posted july 18, 2008.

the last baby piggies.

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.
 

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….seriously.
but i couldn't do it.
it just felt so funny.

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?