Samantha’s class had their annual petting farm fieldtrip this past week and we all tagged along. It really is a cute place, even if it is far away (it’s out past East Troy). I was hesitant to bring Carter, I thought he would be pushy and make it hard for the littler kids to have a good time, but he fit right in, and did great. He and Samantha spent most of the day like this: 
He caught chickens for her:
And of course for himself. And I totally regret getting him the transition lenses – they don’t work so well for outdoor pictures. 
You may not have known this, but Carter is a goat whisperer. Actually, the goat was probably trying to eat his face. 
The pony rides are always a favorite. There was no hanky panky this year, like there was last year. 
Even Ben got to ride. He thought he was too cool to hold on though and then blamed the handler when he almost fell off. 
Look at that evil eye. 
The hayride is always fun. You know, they smash a thousand 3 and 4 year olds in a trailer and take us for a 10 minute ride. Good times. 
This is Sammy’s BFF of the moment, Anya. 
Mike has always wanted a pot belly pig for a pet. Although the kids enjoyed giving this one a little bum rub, I can’t get over the nastiness of the whole thing. There will be no pig pets for me. 
And as a random side note, turkeys have to be the ugliest creature on the face of the earth. This one looked like it stuck its head in a bowl of wax and then drip dried. I guess that rules out turkeys as pets too. Too bad, they could really come in handy as food storage…
