STARTED WITH A BAD DAY...ENDED UP FUN!!!!!

This morning was a screaming morning. We are trying to keep the house clean for the realtor to take pictures. First, the kids didn't clean up their messes in the family room. That made me mad. Then Elyse threw up all over the clean carpet in the upstairs hall, her bedroom AND the rugs in the bathroom. She not only missed the toilet, but she got it on all the lids, the floor AND the carpet. After cleaning that up, I walked in the kitchen to throw the paper towels away and there was a HUGE pile of throw up. Ask me if I was a little upset. Again, we finished cleaning that up. The realtor showed up ten minutes after all the clean up was done. But, my nerves were shot. Teach school today - not on your life. So, we went to Fair Oaks Dairy Farm for the day.

The first thing you do is see a 4D movie. Not only do you wear silly glasses, but the back of the chair in front of you shoots air and water (when the cow on the movie snorts, or belches - thank you for the educational value in a film). The chairs also shake when the huge tractors come by in the film. The little children were afraid and screaming. We laughed because we have been there before and knew what was coming. Zachary figured out if he put his foot on the back of the chair in front of him, he didn't get wet or get snorts blown on him.

Here is an example of the silly glasses:

Sorry I couldn't get Elyse to keep a straight face:

We tried to watch a calf being born, but all we saw was a balloon (at least the kid in front of us thought it was a balloon).

But we did see a calf right after it was born.

After the calf has a half a gallon of colostrum, they take her away from the mother and put her in a separate cage (sort of sad for the baby).

My two friends riding a cow. At least she held still for them.

After the tour, we went to have ice cream that was made from the cows milk on their farm. You will never believe who waited on us - ELISE RENEE. What a stitch. We had to take her picture. She is pointing to her name tag, but you can't read it.

We brought home six blocks of cheese and a half gallon of their chocolate milk. Yum, yum. If you hurry, we are going to have one of the cheeses and the milk for dinner tonight. It will be ready in fifteen minutes. Come join us!