Farm Day in Orion

Maddox, Kennon, Grammy and I got to spend the day out in Orion yesterday at my friend Jen Martin (Nightingale)'s house!! She was home from California visiting her Mom and Dad so we all gathered at her house for a FARM DAY! We had a great time. I had been talking to Maddox for several days about going to the FARM, ridding the TRACTOR and seeing the PIGGIES but it didn't quite sink in until we were actually there. It was SO HOT but the kids did really well....as you can see from all the pictures ( Maddox is in the token purple hat with the red cheeks of course). The little pigs were only 2 days old and the bigger black and white one was 2 weeks old. Maddox ( unlike all the other kids) was pretty afraid of the HUGE tractor and didn't want to ride at first. It was loud and I think she was more afraid of the noise than anything. But, as soon as we started walking away from it she of course started pointing back at it to indicate she wanted to ride. Luckily I was able to ride with her which soothed her fears and once we were on she did GREAT. Steve, Jen's brother, drove us around...! Maddox even got to honk the horn and turn the turn signal on and off....and THANK GOODNESS the cabin was air conditioned. It was seriously so hot out...!! We drove around in one of the wheat fields they had just picked. It was really fun. Then we went and saw one of their combines and climbed around a bit in the hog wagon. After all the festivities outside we were hot, hungry, and tired. Betty, Jen's mom, had made a great lunch of italian beef and fresh fruit. After lunch we played with the tons of TOYS that Betty and Rich have at their house. You could definitely tell it was a GRANDKIDS SAFE house! We managed to get a picture of all the kids lined up on the couch. I think it is hilarious. Brothers and sisters are pretty much sitting next to each other if you can match them up. ( Kennon was sleeping in the swing...we decided not to disturb him to get him in the picture...next time buddy). We owe a BIG THANKS to Betty, Rich, Jen and Steve for catering to us and taking time out of their busy farm day work schedules to play with us. Grammy and I managed to keep Maddox awake on the way home and hurried her inside to her bed for her afternoon nap. She slept until almost 5:30. It was a great day and something that Maddox wouldn't normally get to experience. Thanks Nightingales. And thanks to Grammy for the extra set of hands. Grammy stayed inside with Kennon while I was out doing all the fun activities with Maddox. It was WAY TOO hot for Kennon to be outside. I never could have done it without you Grammy.