NY State Fair

This past weekend we headed to the NY State Fair in Syracuse. In the morning the crowds weren't too bad but by the time we left in the evening it was so crowded. There was barely even space to move in some areas. There was a spot where you could get fresh chocolate milk at $0.25 a cup. It was pretty tasty.

They also had a scuplture out of butter. It was pretty amazing--a farm landscape with buildings and animals. And that is a lot of butter.

And of course you can't go to a state fair without stopping to see some animals. We saw sheep being sheared, cows being shaved, and horses competing. There was one girl who was curled up sleeping with her cow. We had a fun time.

Going on a bench hunt

This summer in Rochester they have benches all over that have been painted/decorated by different groups. So we thought it would be fun to go check some of them out and take a few pictures. We got out our GPS and used it to track down about 35 different benches this past weekend. The benches are fun but not quite as cool as the cows were in KC nine years ago.

What a mess

This is what happens when Caleb lets the dogs run around the backyard right after he finishes mowing the lawn. They get grass stained. And they love to roll in the clippings so they end up with bits of grass all over. That stuff is a challenge to wash out.