The Country Dairy

Ever wondered where that milk in the Meijer cooler came from? Well, we found out one day this August. Grandma Westra joined us in our trek up to New Era to visit the Country Dairy. We signed up for our tour then ate our picnic lunch and played at the playground. After watching a short movie about the dairy, we rode the tractor out to the processing plant and cow barns. To enter the processing plant, we needed to wear hair nets. Pretty cute! Hannah DID NOT want to wear hers, so we got a few laughs out of it. Hopefully you'll laugh at the video too!

I don't have too many pictures, as we used Mom's camera, but we had a great time watching the cows too. Hannah and Dylan enjoyed feeding hay to the calves and getting right in their faces. Dylan was really interested in the milking machine. The cows that were being milked were enormous! One of the better parts was the free chocolate milk at the end of the tour and the incredibly delicious ice cream! We had a fantastic time and Hannah has been talking about the dairy farm almost daily still. We'll have to head back next summer, this time with Daddy-O!

On the way back towards the highway, we stopped at a Farm Market to pick up some fresh pears. Well, the pears didn't look too great, but what a zoo this place was, literally! Behind the market were several barns with goats, sheep, cows, horses, peacocks, camels, wallabies, bunnies, donkeys, and even a zebra! The kids sweet-talked grandma into letting them ride the Boo Berry Express too. What a crazy find!

The kids had a great day! Thanks for coming with us Grandma!