Pigs and Goats and Horses, Oh My!

We don't just go to ONE fair, we go to them ALL! We went to the Ionia Free Fair last week with my mom and Guy. Here she is trying to sample some fresh-squeezed lemonade (she never did figure out how to suck it up!)


My mom and I went and looked at all the animals while Guy & Jon watched the Elvis Impersonators. Here Violet meets the huge draft horses. These two were super friendly and let her pet them.


This big Percheron mare was VERY interested in Letty! Letty, however, was trying to ignore her.


More goats! Grandma and Violet give this one a pet.


Letty had this look on her face throughout our tour of the pig barn. It's hard to say if it is because of all the piggy sounds, or piggy smells.


This sheep wanted a taste of Violet's carseat.


A few weeks ago we had to make the tough decision to put my horse Max up for sale. He is going to his new (perfect!) home up north in a few weeks, so we went out today so we could all spend some time with him and take some photos together.


Aww.


Up close and personal.


Then we went for a ride! Letty was MUCH more interested in looking at and playing with the saddle horn. I don't even think she knew she was riding!




Daddy tests out having Violet ride on his shoulders.


I love the look on both of their faces in this picture.

We'll miss you, Maxwell!

Here is a video of Violet and Jon skateboarding together: