Elise is becoming quite the little animal lover. She is not afraid to hug, tough, feed or otherwise interact with any creature she comes across. We went on a working sheep ranch tour this past weekend and Elise was in hog heaven. With real pig-a-lets even. She could not get enough of the baby lambs in a small enclosed barn. She stood at every fence with straw in hand, enticing the animals to pay her a visit. And when she hit the chicken pen. Oh joy.

She was given the basic idea of how to catch a chicken from a nice neighborhood kid who is a frequent fixture on the ranch. I think she’s a natural–once she learns to slow down a bit.

Of course, we’re raising a real rancher here. After loving on a very sweet newborn lamb, she asked, “Is this the lamb bone to eat?”

Little girl loves her lamb  riblets.