San Diego Take Two

How is it already the middle of July??? The summer has just flown by. And Megan reminded me the other day that I had not updated our blog in a long time. So here are some snapshots of our summer:

In June Nathan and I flew to San Diego. Nathan was a perfect flier!

We had great fun spending time with Megan, John, Lydia, and Jack!

And we were able to be there for Lydia's 3rd birthday party!

  Nathan and Lydia have both expressed that they want to see each other again real soon!

Tractors, Combines, and Helicopters

Nathan has continued to play with his New Holland tractor, as well as the new Case IH combine he got on Friday. But, after watching the end of a movie with us in which he saw a helicopter, he insisted that I get out the Coast Guard helicopter that his Uncle John had given him (which I had put up since he'd already broken off two of the propellers). Since then, he has been combining the fields and flying the helicopter overhead.

Update

So, I think God got really tired of our moaning and groaning about the weather and decided it was time to give us a break. So, starting Friday afternoon and going on into Saturday evening, we were blessed with wonderful rain showers! We got just under 3 inches at our house. While we could certainly use more since we have taken such a hit with the drought, this has been a wonderful start.

Seriously???

So we desperately need some good rain. We are so incredibly dry. Parts of Kansas are getting some rain, which is good. But we are not one of those parts. We continually miss out on the moisture by sometimes as little as a few miles. Here is a picture of the total precipitation our area had today. If you are wondering where we are at, find the + sign just south of Emporia. We are just west of the +,  where absolutely no rain has fallen today.

New Holland Tractor

Nathan recently made it clear that he would really like a new tractor and he wanted it to be a New Holland tractor. His daddy couldn't resist buying one, so we ordered one online and told Nathan that the UPS guy would deliver it in two days. Well, two days later Nathan was asking when the "guy" would be coming to deliver his "New Holland tractor." Nathan was extremely excited when he woke up from his nap that day to find the "guy" had delivered it.

 

Checking Cattle

Nathan and I joined Brian as he doctored one cow and checked on other cattle. We all really enjoyed the family time together.

Someone LOVES tractors!

Notice not only Nathan's expression upon seeing his Daddy's tractor, but also that he has a tractor in his hand! This is not out of the ordinary at all.