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Thanks to Grandma :), we took a field trip with the kids before going back to school. She had this idea to visit a local dairy. While it's not Young's Dairy, it was an educational experience. What did I learn? Dairy farms are messy. Not at all like the cute little childrens books portray them to be! I also learned that dairy cows produce all that milk, and they never get to nurse their calves. At least at this farm they don't. Their calves are taken away after birth and bottle fed. I also learned that most of the milk from this dairy is used to make cheese. And we don't even live in Wisconsin! :)

Here are a few pictures from our field trip. It was a fun time with my boys, nieces, SIL, and MIL.

Some of the calves were friendly, while others were skittish.
Aaron found one who thought she was a dog in need of a good head rub. :)

My favorite question from one of my boys was this:
"Why are all dairy cows female?"