My mom was born and raised in Sedan, Kansas. Every year, she hauls our family back there for Christmas and various events. But, now that my boys are older, it’s fun to load up the van and drive North with her for a few days to experience what she experienced as a child.
Wide-open country…and lots of it.
John Deere EVERYTHING…
not to mention mosquitoes, crickets, fishing, hauling hay, and COWS. The boys have their very own cow named Sparky and every year she gets bigger. They love Sparky, but she doesn’t want anything to do with them. Still, they follow her around like lovesick puppies. 
The point is, we love visiting the land where “Grandma” grew up. It’s a lesson in history for my two, sweet boys who love the country. While we’re there visiting, it’s not hard to notice that “Grandma” is in her element. I think if we’d all move back there with her, she’d be gone in a second. BUT, she’d never leave us for Kansas. She loves us a tiny bit more, I think.
So, every chance she gets, she talks us into a visit to her home. AND, we tag along watching her soak it all in, breathe it deep into her soul to savor until she can return. It’s awe-inspiring. It’s not hard to see how she became who she is today. It’s why we love her…
especially these two.
They get to explore it all from creek beds to riding in the farm truck to catching and frying up their own fish (yes, we did) to picking all-you-can-eat blackberries. This time around Ty even came home with a big cow skull to add to our place. Nice.
I’m so very thankful they have a grandma who truly loves to spend every second of her time sharing stories with them and giving them hands-on knowledge of who she is. They will forever remember this and be able to share her stories with their own children.
They’ll be installing the electric this week, they’ve got the well drilled and septic is coming soon. We’ll meet with the alarm guy (not for an alarm) to decide on how to do a MAIN hub for all the TV receivers and speaker systems throughout the house. I’m having built-in speakers on the back porch and hopefully throughout the house for music! YAY!
Even Carly and Will enjoyed the craziness…
The rain sprinkles came and went more than once, so the umbrellas and towels were always nearby. I just kept thinking it was a good thing since the men were trying to burn the house down.
Wes didn’t wanna miss something exciting by running to the potty. I can’t really blame him.
AND, we ended the night with homemade ice cream delivered to the scene of the destruction by Karri and Steve. YUM!
We had a TON of fun! Wes is still asking why we can’t buy more fireworks every night of the week.
I got to spend a couple of hours with Parker and really didn’t want to leave. Luckily, I get to look at all these cute shots of him for as long as I want. Here are my favorites from our day together.
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