The shepherd tends to his flock...

Today we went to a sheep shearing extravaganza. Brendan LOVES animals, but after his reaction to my Grandpa's horses I wasn't sure how this was going to go. By the time we got there is was almost 40 degrees and getting warmer. The sheep shearer was running late so we went to check out the chickens before the festivities started. By the look on his face in this first picture I didn't think this was going to go well.

He quickly spotted the sheep and was raring to go. He squatted down and called for them to come to him. It's beside the point that they were trapped in the barn and couldn't get to him.

We went around to see the sheep up close in the barn. (sorry they look very creepy with the glowing eyes). Brendan went right up to the fence and pet his new friends.

As they were sheared, the were released into the barnyard and Brendan was in HEAVEN. He refused to stay on the nice clean area that was lined with fresh hay. He insisted on trudging thru the mucky, dirty stuff. The sheep wouldn't get close enough for him to touch but they weren't necessarily running from him either. He would wander around randomly making sheep and chicken sounds followed by "E-I-E-I-O".

He tried to feed the chickens and sheep but no one was willing to eat from his hands.

In this video you can hear him telling me that the chickens are EATIN', which is one of he new favorite things.