Santa's Little Helpers

There are too many pictures here, but I just can't decide which ones to keep and which to cut, so here you go. It was actually pretty dark when we headed out. I had my ISO set to between 4000 and 6400 to brighten everything. This will make sense when you get down to the bottom pictures and think, man, they must have been out there for hours. 

No sheep were tortured in the making of these pictures.  Well, except maybe Maisie...but she kinda had it coming.  Just kidding ;-). 

The boys are excited for the opportunity to go out and spread some Christmas cheer!

Maisie?  The Naughty Elf?  So mad we almost couldn't get her to leave the barn.  Even with CHEERIOS!  The other sheep look on in disbelief at her temper tantrum...or maybe it's her hat ;-).

She'd decided she'd had enough and was going to go back to the barn...but then she saw there were more Cheerios...

Baaxter got his head stuck in the Cheerios box...

...and just kept on eating :-D.

I hope you can see Baaxter looking in at the Christmas tree.  Such a cute lil lambie :-).  He is surely on Santa's good list this year!

Maisie?  She probably "needs to pack a few things" ;-). **

Baaxter's ears are tucked inside his Elmer Fudd reindeer hat.  He didn't care :-).

I am planning to video another Christmas cookie party in the barn tonight like last year.  I doubt I'll make it until midnight to see if the animals can all talk, but we'll see.

** This is a reference to one of the funniest David Sedaris essays, 6 to 8 Black Men.  Here's a link to a print version, but it's better to listen to him read it.