A Day On The Farm

We managed to squeeze in one last trip to Virginia to visit Papa & Nana before Georgia is born and traveling gets a bit more challenging. Since my due date is so close, we didn't stay overnight but enjoyed a full day of fun on their farm!

Of course Gabriel fell asleep in the last 30 minutes of the drive there. Papa and one of his "employees" were still working on the farm so we drove around for another 30 minutes to allow Gabe to get a decent nap (and it was much too hot to turn the car off!). Little Dude was grumpy at first...

...but quickly warmed up/woke up and had a BLAST!

Seeing cows

Playing with rocks, the hose, and sticks

Checking out Papa's "digger" {watching was cool, riding was scary}

The temperature climbed to 90-some degrees. Nana was home from work so we cooled off at their house while Papa went back out to finish up his chores. We had dinner (spiedies!) and drove back home.

Visiting Virginia

Our weekend at Papa & Nana's

Checking out their new piece of property and the farm house on it

Perry's photography!

Day trip

A couple of weekends ago, Perry & I took a day trip to the beautiful countryside of Virginia to visit my Dad & Karlene. We walked around their farm & fed the cows, played ball with Rambo, went for a drive with the windows down, and enjoyed an oh-soo-good meal of venison speedies, macaroni salad, and green beans! Unfortunately we couldn't stay the night because we had to leave the dogs inside... this was because a) Autumn keeps having major allergic reactions to something in our backyard, most likely an insect bite and therefore, needs supervision when outside, and b) a big storm was rolling in that evening.

Hosing Rambo off after he rolled around in a mud puddle.

Researching types of snakes after Dad ran over one over and over again.

Kiwi's close up

Rambo's head shot

We had a great time, as always!! Thanks & we love you!

On our way home, Perry stopped in the middle of the road so I could jump out with the camera. 

We were probably the only car for miles.

Very Merry Virginia

{This post should have been included with all of my "Very Merry" Christmas posts, but I just found the pictures!} Our visit to my Daddy & Karlene's farm!

Rambo {with his orange scarf is so hunters do not shoot him!}

Perry, Rambo & Kar playing frisbee

He's a jumper. Don't have a frisbee? He'll settle for a big snowball!

Perry & Dad working with the bulls!

While the guys corralled the bulls & loaded those big bad boys on a trailer and drove them down the road to another part of the farm {and bonded over a can of ice cold beer}, Karlene & I went for a walk with Rambo. On our way back, Rambo's nose found a particular spot in the grass and just couldn't get enough! Karlene wiped her work-gloved finger through what we thought was blood {no big deal to her, but ew}. Yep, 'twas blood. We trekked through the brush along side of the field in search of more blood/tracks/an injured or dead animal, but didn't find anything. Kar suspected someone shot a deer from the road {apparently this has been an issue; my Dad doesn't mind hunters using his other properties with permission but this one he wants to be a "safe zone" for their future home site & all}.

As we were walking away, I noticed tire tracks that just "stopped". From the point where it ended back to the blood spot in the grass was approximately the size of a truck! My Dad was not happy to hear that someone drove onto his land, loaded up a deer they shot into the bed of their truck, and backed-up outta there. Don't mess with my Daddy!

I took pictures of the evidence to show Dad that night

Karlene made a delicious squash casserole {with (frozen) yellow squash from their garden!} and mac 'n cheese, and Dad grilled steaks! We watched:

and had a great time just visiting since we don't get up to see them as often as we'd like!