Hello y’all…

After Oupa saw a program on TV about a huge dairy farm here in the Midwest we thought we would try go visit so we got in the car early on Monday and headed off to Indiana and [1] Fair Oaks Farm. Cezanne was a star on the 90 minute drive down south east and had such a good time playing with all the interactive exhibits. We watched a 4D movie about the farm and Cezanne got to sit on one of the many cows ( see photos ). She met “Mr Tree Man” who ( when asked ) says “Blah Blah Blah Blah”.

We took a bus tour of one of the 10 farms that make up the dairy, each farm supports 3000 cows. At any one point 2800 are on the milking schedule while the other 200 are dry. The cows get milked on a huge carousel three times a day - something quite amazing to watch !

When our bus returned us to the visitors center a baby cow was about to be born, just one of about 8 born each day. We rushed over to the birthing center and were able to watch as a new baby girl cow was helped into this world by the vet on duty. Cezanne actually understood what was going on as I tried to explain the steps and that the lady was helping the mommy cow and how the baby cow was inside the mommy cow and was about to come out.

We then had lunch and played on a huge outdoor jumping pillow - like a trampoline but shaped like a pillow, Cezanne loved this…

At this stage another baby cow was due so Cezanne and I rushed over to see if we could catch another delivery and again we saw the lady help the mommy cow.

With all this excitement Cezanne was exhausted but not eager to leave, it would have worked out perfectly and she would have slept all the way home it some idiot had not flipped his camper on the freeway causing an hour delay. But the little dear was such and angle and did not moan or complain once.

What a fun day

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Cows Pat Pat	They look alike	Smiley Cezanne	Buttons have to be pushed
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Sliding in the play area	Making friends & jumping	Having Fun	The cheesy pose