Aunt Karen Braves Shelburne Farm

Farms and animals aren't exactly Aunt Karen's thing, but you'd never know it from her time at Shelburne Farm with the kids.  She bravely carried Everleigh around and helped her touch the animals (I think KJ might have touched the sheep, but that was probably accidental contact.) 
 
Jakob had a particularly exciting trip this time around because he finally got to touch a chicken.  I was brave too because I actually held the squirmy thing, and he was tickled by giving it soft pets.  He also went into the chicken coop to help find eggs in the nests, and he was thrilled to discover one.  He would have preferred that we were able to take it home with us, but after a bit of convincing he put it in the basket.















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