She never ceases to amaze us…. look at how big she has gotten!!!

Ok- Nobody tell her, but Lilly is a PIG.  Not a dog, like she thinks.  Nor is she a cat, since she has taken over the donut cat bed- which, by the way she has gotten way too big for that, too.  She will belly up to a bowl full of (rhymes with Murina- we can’t say the P word around here) dog food, but not the specialty ADM pig feed!    I’m including a pic I took a few weeks back of a few of her beautiful relatives we saw on our neighbor’s place.   I hate to say it, but feral hogs are so ugly- check out the big nasty on the left.  Sorry Lilly, you are just like a lot of other animals that are sooo cute as babies until…..  they grow up!  We still love her, though!

Last Friday Carson took Lilly to show and tell at school.  He had talked it up all week long, so she was eagerly anticipated by all his classmates.  The kids all sat in a circle and she made the rounds! 

Ok- So I’ve been waiting to introduce you to Lilly- just wanted to make sure this little creature had a good chance of survival before you get all “emotionally attached” like us!  Last week Dad was out on the gator in the one of the back wheat pastures, and drove up on this baby- no other pigs in sight.  His bird dogs promptly recovered her and brought her to him- just like hunting quail, dove or pheasant, right?  Well, we had a hard time the first few days figuring out just how to keep her alive and eating.  She took a major turn on Saturday and went from surviving to thriving.  She makes THE BIGGEST MESS when she is eating- true to her kind, she eats like a pig!  And here she is in all her glory….

Lilly decided Pete makes a great step stool….

Pete decided he needed to help her “Clean up”…

She tries really hard to keep up, and does a pretty good job!

a boy and his pig…..