Up close to the "leaf" field

yep, that's a snake skin and a shocked me to see her touch it



isn't this just the sweetest picture?





Isn't it funny how fast your mood can change when you are this age?



the kids with steph's parents and her dad's mother, Beulah. This is her farm, where steph's dad grew up in Belle Plaine, KS


We went to Wichita to see Steph's parents over the weekend of the 4th. We were lucky enough to be there while they were cutting the wheat. I have been pointing out wheat fields to Emerald around home, and every time we'd pass one, she'd get excited and say, "look, that's a leaf field." It was too cute to correct. She was pretty excited to get to walk out into the "leaf" field and see what it was all about. Grandpa showed her how she can eat the wheat off the stalks. She will demonstrate to you still how you pick it, and then blow away all the yucky stuff. Calvin's interest only lasted so long (seems like a pattern with him). He did, however, LOVE riding on the tractor (a word that has become a favorite). Great grandma was there to see the kids and Emerald loved seeing her. We especially liked eating pizza with them in town. Grandpa let Emerald touch a long snake skin that we found on the ground near the wheat field. It was a pretty exciting day for the kids. Dad says it was a great crop this year that they almost couldn't cut due to all the rain. Life as a farmer is a hard, hard job!