Yesterday for family home evening we took the kids to a petting farm. Matthew enjoyed the pony rides and Melissa liked petting a baby goat. It's nice to go this time of year because of all the baby animals, from tiny chicks, to little calves. There were "dairy themed" activities for kids this time. Matthew got to "churn" butter by shaking cream in a small container and then ate it on crackers with a carton of chocolate milk to wash it down. He also made a cow mask out of paper. A good time was had by all until Matthew met his nemesis.
As we were preparing to leave Matthew decided he wanted to feed a goat some corn. Fine. I boasted him up to reach the goat. All of a sudden, the goat climbed the rails, and lightening fast snatched Matthew's mask and proceeded to eat it. I recovered part of the mask, but wasn't fast enough to rescue all of it. Matthew was distraught.
Today his favorite topic is that "naughty goat."
The first thing he said to me this morning-
"Naughty goat eat Matthew's mask. Make Matthew cry." "Bad-guy goat."
While picking up his room this afternoon, he ran across some goats that went with his barn and that started another discourse on the failings of goats in general. All other animals have risen in his esteem.
"Dog good. Dog not eat Matthew's mask."
As consolation for the loss of his mask, we made superhero masks out of blue foam. Matthew likes being a superhero.
-Rachel
1 comment:
Matthew is adorable. That's the cutest thing I've even heard... Dogs are better than goats because they don't eat your mask. Haha! Hey guys, I never even knew you had this site!! I LOVE it! Gives me tons of things to laugh at when life at work is more boring than I care to mention. Keep it up!
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