Lenny and Kaylie

Last year we were lucky to find Desirae. Every year she takes pictures with a lamb and bunny for Easter. Thankfully, Desirae was incredibly patient with Kaylie because Kaylie refused to get any where near the lamb and really hated the bunnies. I envisioned her walking up and loving on the animals and struggling to get her away from them. Ya...not so much!
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It was a good 30 minutes before we could even get her to sit anywhere near the lamb. She was hysterical for awhile. We decided it would help if we told her it was a dog. Yes, I know that is bad but it seemed to help. After a few minutes I decided to distract her with Easter eggs. This was the trick. She was distracted enough with trying to put the eggs together that we were able to sneak the lamb into the picture without her walking off. At that point she began to tolerate the animals enough that she let them sit with her until they got too close to her basket or the eggs. That is when she grabbed them sternly and said "mine" to the animals. I love her!

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Right before we were about to leave Kaylie started to feel comfortable with the animals and felt free to walk around the room. She was comfortable until I heard her whining because the lamb had walked up to her and started to push her. Apparently, this particular she is a herder. Kaylie tried to get away but the lamb pushed her down and then head butted her. It sounds like it hurt but it didn't. The lamb is actually very sweet and gentle so it was funny. It cracked me up and couldn't help but laugh. Does that make me a bad mom?!?

My favorite picture is the second one!