get yer goat(s)

You may remember Coco, my parents' new goat, who lives happily in her pen with Lil Debbie the pot-bellied pig. Funny story: When my sister Bethany bought Coco, they thought she was a baby goat, but it turns out she is a pygmy goat ... and that she brought a little something extra when she came to live at my parents' house. That's right, Coco was with kid(s). Well, last night, Bethany texted to say that the big day had arrived, so Henry and I headed over to watch the proceedings.

Happily for Henry, most of said proceedings were over by the time we got there, as Coco had already birthed a boy and a girl. There was some suspense as to whether there would be a third kid, but that turned out not to be the case. But Henry was on hand to watch the kids take their first shaky steps and bond with their mom, all the while being sniffed with interest by Lil Debbie. So now, if you're keeping track at home, that pen contains Lil Debbie, Coco, the kids (who apparently will be named Pebbles and Bam-Bam), and three ducks. You know, a modern family.