Do you remember Libby and Pearl, the adorable toddler and pig who forged a special bond? Well, now their animal-loving family has two precious new members.
The Bonnice family adopted two baby goats, Calvin and Hobbes. Libbyâs mom, photographer Lindsey Bonnice, told HuffPost that the goats are 5 weeks old and getting a lot of love from their humans.
Calvin and Hobbes joined the Bonnice family when they were just 1 week old. âA friend told us that they had heard of a local farm who had a mom goat who had babies,â Lindsey told The Huffington Post. âShe was neglecting them and wouldnât feed them, so they were looking for someone to bottle feed them. So off we went to rescue these sweet boys!â
The rural Pennsylvania family named the goats Calvin and Hobbes after one of their favorite comics âand because goats are silly and always getting them themselves into trouble like Calvin and Hobbes do!â
Over the past month, Lindsey has been posting adorable Instagram photos and videos of the goats snuggling with now-4-year-old Libby and Lindseyâs two sons, 8-year-old Noah and 1-year-old Finn.
âNoah is my big helper, he helps make the bottles and feed them, helps take them outside and loves playing with them,â Lindsey explained, adding that Libby is their âlittle mama.â
âShe gets their diapers for them, calls them âher precious babiesâ and holds them all the time!â the mom said. âWhenever they wake up, she shouts, âMama the babies are awake!â And every morning when she wakes up she says, âMama do you think the babies are up? We need to give them their bottles.â She is completely enamored and loves them to pieces!â
Meanwhile, Finn is rather unamused. âHe tries to steal their bottles, and they try to steal his,â said Lindsey. âHaving all three of them in diapers and drinking bottles at the same time is like having triplets! I change about 20 diapers a day and make about 10 bottles or more!â
At this point, the family has three cats, three dogs, two pigs, three rabbits, two baby goats, a hamster and a tortoise who live inside their home. Additionally, they have four goats, a sheep, chickens and ducks in the barnyard.
âI love our growing little farm, it gives me life and brings lots of smiles and laughter every day!â said Lindsey. âMy husband just said today as he was going outside, he opened the door and one of the goats was on the front porch and he said, âI donât know if Iâll ever get used to there being a goat on the front porch when I open the door!ââ
âThere are goats on the front porch, pigs in the front yard, chickens running everywhere,â she added. âItâs how we live now, and I wouldnât have it any other way!â
The mom and blogger, who has over 126,000 followers on Instagram, has received countless positive comments saying her photos and videos of the goats and children are brightening peopleâs days.
Lindsey said sheâs happy these images are spreading joy to others and bringing light into a sometimes very dark world. And sheâs glad Calvin and Hobbes have become part of the family.
âGoats are really some of the sweetest animals,â the mom said. âThey are loving and cuddly and really bond with their owners. They are so fun to watch run and jump and play and are like joyful and naughty little toddlers. Theyâre just happy little things and they make us laugh all day long!â
Keep scrolling and visit Lindseyâs Instagram for more adorable photos and videos of their family.