I had been telling MJ that as soon as Norma Jean, Maxine’s baby, could figure out nursing, I’d let them back out to pasture. He’s been pretty pathetic, and I hate when my big boy is sad and lonely. This morning, he came to hang out in the lane and remind me that I said they would be with him again soon.
MJ
Norma Jean looked cozy in the barn,
Norma Jean
but Maxine has been going stir crazy cooped up in that small pen.
Maxine
Norma Jean is doing quite well at nursing both front teats, and she is nursing a little from the back two. As she gets bigger, she’ll keep them all nursed down.
I opened the gate, and Maxine was quick to make her exit from that pen.
Norma Jean seemed to find it to be a grand adventure!
Maxine knew exactly where she was headed~out of the barn.
Ah, fresh air and blue sky is wonderful after being shut in for several days.
Here comes Norma Jean again! She’s not about to get too far from her mom.
All she has to do now is go around the panel she’s looking over, and then she’ll be home free~back in the pasture.
Somebody is getting a little wild with her freedom!
Finally in the lane and away from that pen and hay. (Looks like I need to do some cleaning in that lane.)
Look at MJ laying in the pasture completely unaware that they are coming!
Finally the whole family is together again! I think MJ likes that Norma Jean looks like him.
Maxine is so happy to see MJ that she gives him kisses while Norma Jean is off exploring.
Finally my big boy is not lonely and Maxine is happy to be out in the pasture with her baby.
What a happy family we have now! I’m sure there will be more family reunion stories this week.
Linking to Homestead Barn Hop.
Teresa
Apr 22, 2012 @ 18:43:54
These are such great photos! Love it!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 18:45:53
Thanks. They couldn’t have done better if I’d given them a script.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 18:54:53
oh my gosh, this was so sweet! i love the bond mj and maxine have. both of them are so beautiful. and that little norma jean! go, girlie, go!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:15:42
He’s loved her from the moment she stepped off the trailer. She actually ended up with frost bite on her ears the first winter because MJ would spend so much time kissing/washing them for her.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 07:36:51
oh my gosh! that’s too sweet!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 07:50:13
They were quite happy to be reunited!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:12:07
That is so sweet! One BIG happy family!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:16:33
They really are a happy family.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:19:04
That is so sweet! What a great series…I really like the one of Maxine looking over the fence, too… she has such a look of expectancy on her face! Freedom!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:30:41
She was not happy being shut in. Of course, when MJ was shut in the barn without a window, he made his own window! I guess she was pretty good.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:37:17
awwww Maxine and MJ they are so cute!!! Its great how they are such a couple :O). I missed the birth of Norma Jean! She is a cutey!!!! How fun!!!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 19:50:53
I missed her birth too.
They really do love each other.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 20:21:13
Maxine and MJ sure do make a nice couple and pretty babies. Norma Jean is a beauty.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:01:17
MJ isn’t the birth father, but he loves her calves all the same.
They really are happy together.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 20:50:40
What a sweet family – and what a lovely story, complete with the best photos to illustrate it. I’m saving this one to read to my grandsons when they come next month.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:01:54
That is quite the compliment! I hope they enjoy it too. They really were cooperative in letting me photograph the whole thing.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:18:20
That’s so touching. I’ll bet he thought she was going to be gone a long time again. It really is nice that they are fond of each other.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:22:17
He’s lost without her. He spent so much time in the lane where he could peek in the barn to see her and hear her talk to Norma Jean.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:34:25
awwwwww…. Norma Jean looked happy to be going out too. Such a sweet little (ok, guess not so little) family.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 22:08:06
They really are big family (MJ weighs in around 3000 pounds), but they are so sweet. Norma Jean was very happy to be out there running around.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 22:40:09
MJ looks very happy to have his woman back! I’m so glad Maxine and little Norma Jean are doing well and that the baby figured out the whole nursing thing! What a great post and you are right, they couldn’t have done it any better with a Hollywood script!
Apr 22, 2012 @ 22:42:22
I’m glad she got it figured out. I knew she would, but I’m so grateful to Norman for helping her while I was at work. I couldn’t have done it without him.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 23:22:54
Awwwww, I loved reading this!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 06:01:30
Thanks. I’m so happy I could let them back out.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 07:24:58
What a fun post with great photos
Apr 23, 2012 @ 07:51:01
Thanks. They were very happy to rejoin MJ out in pasture.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 08:06:45
Such a sweet reunion! Norma Jean will have a blast in all that space.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 09:33:26
She was already stretching her legs and enjoying it!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 08:23:10
These are just precious!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 09:33:39
Thanks. They are a wonderful little family.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:04:44
Awwww, how sweet.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:36:04
They are a great family. MJ and Maxine were both quite happy to be back together.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:35:21
Great animal story. I enjoy your animal posts!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:36:16
Thanks. They are my favorite posts to do!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:54:50
awesome pictures,cows are the best!
look at the pasture,so lush…
Apr 23, 2012 @ 12:40:54
It really is thick grass and beautiful on that first hill.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 15:59:04
Awww! I love that photo of them snuzzling! It’s so nice to see MJ perked up!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 19:11:25
MJ is very happy to have his woman back.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 17:57:26
This is so sweet. The pic are great. One big happy family
Apr 23, 2012 @ 19:11:55
They really are very much a little family. He loves her calves and helps to raise them.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 18:47:08
This is such a sweet post Teresa. So nice to see everyone back together and happy.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 19:12:23
They are sweet! I can’t imagine he’d be that happy with any other cow.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 19:43:46
What fabulous photos of such a sweet love story and family reunion!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 20:06:03
They cattle really are very sweet, and he’s lost without her.
Apr 24, 2012 @ 20:35:31
Awww, this is so sweet! Nice to see the family back together.
Apr 24, 2012 @ 20:50:23
It really is. They do stick together as a happy little family.