Harvest

Our kids love the farm.  There's just something about wide open space.  Their boundaries are so big that they don't even know they have them.  Micah has become increasingly interested in tractors the last few months.  He will easily entertain himself for an hour putting around with his toy machinery.  He was struggling to stay in the nursery at church for a couple weeks until we let him take a couple tractors in with him.  Pretty easy fix.

 A few weeks ago, Grandpa was working on a tractor when we arrived.  These two immediately hopped right in.

 Harvest has begun, so we made a trip to participate in the action.  I didn't get very good pictures as it was a bit hard trying to get the older two ready to ride while holding Maisy.  They got to ride in the tractor with the auger cart with Great Grandpa Mel. 

 And then a ride in the combine with Grandpa Alan.  Mara was ready to get out after one round, and Micah would have been content to stay all day.  However, the field was too wet to continue.  We'll hopefully make it up there again for another ride. 

Grandpa sent some machinery magazines home with Micah.  He of course loves them!  Daddy does too.  It's fun to listen to Micah look through the magazine.  "Does Grandpa have a red or green wagon?  I like red wagons and green combines.  Does Grandpa Mel drive the red tractor?  I have a baler like that one.  Grandpa needs a tractors with tires likes that!"  My little farm boy.  Maybe someday we'll live in the country and own a small piece of farm ground.  We'll have a tractor that he'll be able to ride in with his daddy.  Maybe, just maybe.  But for now, we have the closest thing to it.  So thankful our kids get to experience a bit of the farm life.