Yesterday we discovered that the corn field behind our house, just beyond our fence, was being harvested... FINALLY! We've bee waiting.
When they started on the field at the side of our house (even closer!), I woke Norah up early from her nap to watch.
Our neighbor, Mark, stopped his combine a second time to offer the girls' rides. Norah accepted eagerly!
She actually got to ride with Mark (and Daddy) while they combined the entire rest of that field, about 30 minutes.
It was a little dusty, but Maggie and I (and eventually Aaron) sat and watched the whole time. Maggie was patiently waiting for her turn, but unfortunately didn't get a chance to ride along.
This morning Tim called a couple people to try to arrange a ride for Maggie. Maggie got to ride with Jason, a member at church. Jason is a Hammann, and our girls are big fans of anyone whose last name is Hammann. Maggie also got to see the Hammann's cows as they drove past. She was one happy girl.
Maggie's ride was about an hour long. Norah sat and watched for quite a while, but she also colored and played in the van. (We had driven over to the field they were working in.)
One of the neatest things to see was the corn being transferred from the combine to the grain cart and then to the truck (above) so that it can be taken to storage. This was pretty close to us, and the lady driving the tractor is Jason's wife. She also happens to be an occasional organist at our church.
Look at that face! Maggie was beyond thrilled to finally have her turn in the "tombine."
Yesterday we discovered that the corn field behind our house, just beyond our fence, was being harvested... FINALLY! We've bee waiting.
When they started on the field at the side of our house (even closer!), I woke Norah up early from her nap to watch.
Our neighbor, Mark, stopped his combine a second time to offer the girls' rides. Norah accepted eagerly!
She actually got to ride with Mark (and Daddy) while they combined the entire rest of that field, about 30 minutes.
It was a little dusty, but Maggie and I (and eventually Aaron) sat and watched the whole time. Maggie was patiently waiting for her turn, but unfortunately didn't get a chance to ride along.
This morning Tim called a couple people to try to arrange a ride for Maggie. Maggie got to ride with Jason, a member at church. Jason is a Hammann, and our girls are big fans of anyone whose last name is Hammann. Maggie also got to see the Hammann's cows as they drove past. She was one happy girl.
Maggie's ride was about an hour long. Norah sat and watched for quite a while, but she also colored and played in the van. (We had driven over to the field they were working in.)
One of the neatest things to see was the corn being transferred from the combine to the grain cart and then to the truck (above) so that it can be taken to storage. This was pretty close to us, and the lady driving the tractor is Jason's wife. She also happens to be an occasional organist at our church.
Look at that face! Maggie was beyond thrilled to finally have her turn in the "tombine."
