On Monday Bradley e-mailed me from work saying that our cattle partner Greg McClure from Four Corners Farm had a bucket calf that needed a home and wondered if we'd be interested. The calf's momma had died after having a c-section trying to deliver the large calf. I asked the kids and of course they said yes. I had reservations though because boy calves have two destinies, become a daddy or become hamburger. Neither of which I was fond of. I would have rather had a female that would eventually be a momma and live on our pasture ground and always be a big baby. Well against my reservations we agreed to take the calf because it would be an awesome opportunity for the kids. So Tuesday night Bradley drove to Greg's picked up the calf and returned at 10 pm. Bradley and I got the calf settled and the next morning the kids got to meet the calf before Lauren went to school. Blake and I fed him his morning bottle and when Lauren got home that afternoon she got to feed him his afternoon bottle. 
She was thrilled to feed him and took it very seriously as you can see. She described his pulling on the bottle a little bit like playing tug of war! An accurate description I must say.
Our dog Sadie is not such a fan yet of the calf. So she has had to spend some extra time chained up until she settles down and realizes the calf is here to stay. I will report two days later she is doing much better and the calf is becoming numb to her barking.
We named him "Cash" because his daddy is Currency and his mommy's daddy was Pay Day so it was just fitting to call him cash.
Blake has found his hair to be so soft it's like a pillow! I must say, I'm so glad we got the calf and I think Daddy and the kids are too!
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