A Family Treehouse: and... I've Had the Time of My Li -i-i- ife

Thursday, April 19, 2012

and... I've Had the Time of My Li -i-i- ife

I decided I would ask Bump's help with telling about this set of pictures. He stood next to me and I asked questions...
ELM: So, what is in these pictures?

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 087, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

Bump: Yah, me!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 194, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

ELM: What else is there?

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 195, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

Bump: That's me and that's a cow. I wanna see ME!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 196, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

ELM: What are you doing with the calf in these pictures?

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 197, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

Bump: I wanted to go see.

ELM: What did you want to go see?

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 199, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

Pops pulls into the drive and Bump has no interest in talking anymore!!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 200, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

So, I guess I will just explain that this was all after Bump was trying to ride his "bull" and Pops was trying to help make it happen!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 201, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

He came to make friends and see if he couldn't use a little cattle whispering to convince this little heifer to let him practice being a big tough cowboy on her back.

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 204, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

She does just a little bit of bucking - not too much and not too hard. Plenty to give a little thrill if he can get on!!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 206, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

He just loves going out and being with the calves. He wants to be out there often and I have had to put a child proof door knob cover on the door knob to keep in inside. He figured out the dead bolt the other day and I searched the house looking for him - he had been playing with his little football guys and had now disappeared. Eventually, I found him on the front porch putting his "boo-ks" (sounds like boot without the "t"!!) on to go out and see the calves. (No worries, all the big treekids know how and are able to open the door in case of a fire or something.)

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 208, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

So, this boy is havin' the TIME OF HIS LIFE living with his own bottle calves on the yard, angus mama cows and calves to the west, and shorthorn mama cows and calves to the south. All he needs is a pen of bucking stock to try out. I think he might like to have a horse and a good rope to give that a go, too. We'll have to see how well he can work his daddy to get what he wants!

Toddler Rides a "bull" - 209, Feeding the bottle calf is a great and fun activity most times! Bump is a great helper carrying bottles to the little heifer calf. He likes to go out to the pen in hopes of getting a chance to ride the calf and to get bucked off... Of course, Pops is right there to grab him so in getting "bucked off" he is actually being whisked away to the safety of his arms! Fun stuff - and such a fun kiddo! Oh, what this toddler won't do to ride on the back of a bull... even if the "bull" is really a 3 or 4 week old heifer calf!!! Pops ran and ran and ran trying to get Bump a good ride!

And for now... he'll just hang out and do his cattle whispering.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

and... I've Had the Time of My Li -i-i- ife

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