Father’s Day Weekend was a busy one for us. The boys and I went to see Cinderella at The Little Theater On The Square with Aunt Katy and Eli. Kurt picked us up from the theater and we took off on an adventure. First stop, Beachy’s in Arthur. Always a hit with the boys because of all the toys the store has to offer and all the horses they get to see on the roads. From there, we headed north towards Kankakee. We found a Children’s Museum for them to explore and it just so happens that we were there on a day when it was not busy. They were quite thrilled that they didn’t have to wait in line nor did they get trampled by bigger kids. We finished off our day with a little eating, shopping and swimming. Hotel stays are just exciting stuff to our kids so that in itself was a treat!
The next day, we headed to Fair Oaks, Indiana to visit the Fair Oaks Dairy. Fair Oaks sits on 19,000 acres and they milk 2800 cows continuously through the day. Our animal lover, Brody, was disappointed that he didn’t get to feed a calf or milk a cow. Our non-animal lover, Riley, was thrilled that we only got to see the cows through the bus window or behind glass in the parlor viewing room! They had lots of outside activities for the boys, plus a birthing center. We actually watched two calves being birthed. The birthing center was quite the set up… the cows were behind glass, and we were sitting in stadium seating for optimal viewing. After the fact, maybe it wasn’t such a wise move to let our kids watch the birth of these calves? It has definitely sparked some interesting conversations!
The drive home was a quiet one after all the excitement of the weekend.
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