Training the animals to be "Kid Friendly"

It takes lots of hands on loving from everyone to make kid friendly animals. Everyone takes their job seriously. Some times I don't know which is funnier the kids or the animals with all the mischief that goes on between them.

Tammy loving on little Samson getting him used to people .

Oops! just a little friendly "horsey play" .

Nothing serious, he just wants Lauren to run and play tag "she's it"!

Brooke is taking bunny holding instructions very serious.

Hold the bunny very close but not to tight.
Erin says the bunny "likes me" ! Papa's favorite bunny

Erin says don't forget to hold the chicks ! She found her favorite one.

Brooke walking & training Sally in the small round pen. She takes her job

very serious and insists she can do it herself and doesn't need any help.

Adia loving on her horse "Sierra" . Sierra loves attention & is very curious.

Lauren walks the goats an important job to get them used to the kids.

Wearing the smaller horse's halter upside down makes for great goat halters too!

Sometimes you just gotta come dressed for the dirty work.

Erin is ready

There is bathing the horse that sometimes gets you just as wet.

Then there's the pooper scoopers. Brooke & Erin's favorite job. Right now they still think its fun.

Grandma's job is to keep the camera charged and ready for any kodak moments. Believe me there are plenty of them. All these little kids & baby animals are a great mix. Some one is always getting loose and you have to catch them before the dogs get to them because they think everything is a new chew toy for them. Something is always happening and we are enjoying every minute of it. It's hard to stay in the house and get anything done.