Its a ZOO over here

So I feel like we have officially joined the ranks of farm life, country kids, rednecks, whatever you choose to call it. We're living it. {{grinning}} I'm excited.

Saturday we bought TWO pigs! It was a really fun thing. After we got back from Boise we went to a pig farm {just a friend of a friend} and picked out two we wanted. All of us {the kids and I} were unanimous in our decision on the two we wanted. We loved the runt and thought he was super cute.

Only later Kurt questioned our motives, are we after pigs to butcher or pigs for cuteness?? Ok. So we're a little new at this. These piglets {who don't have names - maybe its better that way since we will be eating them. I like to call them bacon and chops respectively} are the FIRST to be housed in our animal barn.

Spencer loves to jump in the pen and try to catch one. He's not very good but I have no doubts that he won't stop until he's a perfect pig catcher!

Another stop after Birds of Prey was to a pet store. I had promised Austin a leopard gecko as part of his back to school mommy date. We were finally in Boise to do it. So apparently they eat live crickets. So we have to buy the crickets and keep them alive to feed to the gecko. Oh brother. I wonder if all of Austin's chore money will go to crickets...He's happy and these animals have brought a lot of responsibility to this young man. I'm happy for him.

We also acquired Rosie the bummer calf on Tuesday from Bill and Cindy. She is just about the sweetest thing ever. She is super social and reminds me of a happy little puppy {but luckily not as obnoxious.} She will not stay down in the barn with the pigs. She always manages to get out of her pen and join us on the back porch.

Besides the new critters that arrived this week we still have our 5 chickens and 2 roosters, and Junito the cat.

Kinda funny for two parents who are NOT pet people.