Family Saturday on the farm

My sister and her three kids came to visit yesterday to meet the donkeys. I was anxious to see how the donkeys would react to new people, especially children.

After an initial assessment period by the donkeys, they decided the newcomers were safe and came over in force. My sister, Stephanie, and her oldest son, Andrew, were a bit taken aback by the sudden show of attention:

But my niece, Julia, was completely in her element:

We decided to take a walk in the woods. Nobody realized at first that we were being followed. Donkeys are very stealth when they want to be. Suddenly Julia felt something behind her:

Ian, one of my young donkeys, decided he really liked my sister:

Pretty soon, all the donks were gathered and keeping an eye on us:

Everywhere Steph went, Ian, the donk, would follow. Here's Steph posing with her new friend:

All the donkeys were fascinated with the kids and would watch them intently:

A bit later, my chickens caught their first donkey glimpse:

And the donkeys saw the chickens:

Neither group was at all impressed and they soon went back to doing what they all do best...eating:

Look at this sweet nose, don't you just want to give it a big kiss?:

Donkeys love kisses: