Pigs wear festive pajamas, Santa hats and ugly sweaters

Pigs Priscilla and Poppleton hogged the limelight for a series of festive snaps to help them trot into Christmas.

The sister and brother duo from Jacksonville, Florida, donned pajamas, Santa hats, ugly sweaters and even posed up with Kris Kringle himself and their piggy family.

The pair shared the cute snaps with their 685,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook.

Owner Melissa Nicholson, 43, fell in love with the animals after visiting a farm as a student at the The University of Alabama.

She said that one of her students gave her pets festive pajamas and she also got a pair to match and she captioned the picture: ‘Best pajama day ever!!! One of our sweet classmates brought me and Pop a pair of pajamas just like hers, so we all could match (and even wore pigtails, our favorite). 

‘Mommy got a pair too, so we can match her over Christmas break. ThOINKs cutie! We love you to the Cheerio Castle and back.’

 

Melissa captioned this snap: ‘Best pajama day ever!!! One of our sweet classmates brought me and Pop a pair of @happyhannas pajamas just like hers, so we all could match (and even wore pigtails, our favorite). Mommy got a pair too, so we can match her over Christmas break. ThOINKs cutie! We love you to the Cheerio Castle and back’

This snap was captioned: 'It's Polar Express pajama day at school today! That means movie snacks for us, too! This was us on one of our first pajama days together. This will be my 5th and Pop's 4th. We are so lucky to be forever first graders'

This snap was captioned: ‘It’s Polar Express pajama day at school today! That means movie snacks for us, too! This was us on one of our first pajama days together. This will be my 5th and Pop’s 4th. We are so lucky to be forever first graders’

Visit to Santa: 'The whole family went to see Santa! He always remembers us and was so excited to meet baby Penn and Pigtail for the first time. He told us we are all on the nice list, too,' Melissa wrote

Visit to Santa: ‘The whole family went to see Santa! He always remembers us and was so excited to meet baby Penn and Pigtail for the first time. He told us we are all on the nice list, too,’ Melissa wrote

In another snap the duo visit Santa along with three other porkers and a dog. Melissa wrote: ‘The whole family went to see Santa! He always remembers us and was so excited to meet baby Penn and Pigtail for the first time. He told us we are all on the nice list, too!’

Melissa often takes her piggies to her classroom as class pets who help out with teaching her children lessons.

‘Priscilla and Poppleton love snacks and the schoolchildren have been encouraged to eat healthier so that they can share their food with the pigs.

‘The pigs’ favorite food is Cheerios and peanut butter.’ 

Fashionista Priscilla is known for wearing pearls, bows and the color pink in many of her glamorous shoots.

Most of the trendy wardrobe are actually dog clothes that come from local pet stores or online shops – but they seem to fit perfectly.

Time for a snooze: This photo was shared to Instagram with the caption 'happy baby Snout Sunday! Pennington is always smiling...Just like cousin Pop! Oh, and Happy Squishy nose Sunday from Pigtail. She made that up!'

Time for a snooze: This photo was shared to Instagram with the caption ‘happy baby Snout Sunday! Pennington is always smiling…Just like cousin Pop! Oh, and Happy Squishy nose Sunday from Pigtail. She made that up!’

The pigs are pictured earlier in December heading to Savannah for a holiday fair benefiting the Humane Society of Savannah

The pigs are pictured earlier in December heading to Savannah for a holiday fair benefiting the Humane Society of Savannah

Pigs in blankets: Owner Melissa Nicholson, 43, fell in love with the animals after visiting a farm as a student at the The University of Alabama

Pigs in blankets: Owner Melissa Nicholson, 43, fell in love with the animals after visiting a farm as a student at the The University of Alabama

Melissa got Priscilla when she was six weeks old.

She added: ‘She loves hugs, is very affectionate and an attention seeker.

‘The pigs have given me an awareness that animals are friends not food. I have become a vegetarian again after 20 years.’ 

The pigs also have their own children’s book called ‘Prissy and Pop Big Day Out,’ and a clothing line with logos like ‘Pop for president.’

Decking the halls: Melissa captioned this snap 'following in cousin Pop's hoofsteps...Look who showed up to help put the piggy lights on the tree!'

Decking the halls: Melissa captioned this snap ‘following in cousin Pop’s hoofsteps…Look who showed up to help put the piggy lights on the tree!’

Friends not food: Melissa shared this snap writing 'The only way to have a pig for Christmas dinner'

Friends not food: Melissa shared this snap writing ‘The only way to have a pig for Christmas dinner’

This was shared on Instagram with the caption 'one of my favorite holiday traditions is getting Pop to lend me a hoof hanging our piggy lights on the tree. This year I'm super excited, because we finally found more piggy lights from @wayfair to add to mom's original strand that's now more than 20 years old'

This was shared on Instagram with the caption ‘one of my favorite holiday traditions is getting Pop to lend me a hoof hanging our piggy lights on the tree. This year I’m super excited, because we finally found more piggy lights from @wayfair to add to mom’s original strand that’s now more than 20 years old’



Read more at DailyMail.co.uk