Visit To Nana and Papa's Place

My mom and dad took the kiddos for a few days again this summer. They had a great time and I loved getting updates on their time at Nana and Papa's house before we joined them.

Lots of game time. :)

One of the highlights of the visit was getting to help with/see harvest. Although this was not our goal, harvest was a bit late, so they got quite the "field trip" while at the farm. Such a great experience for them as they were at the right ages learning how it all worked was quite interesting.

Uncle A.J. took them each on a trip to the grain elevator.
(As far as I know, Makin didn't really drive. ;) )

Pizza On Broadway is the local pizza shop and has some limited hours
(part of the small town charm right?) but Nana got them in for a pizza lunch one day.

Fun at the city pool. They love taking the floatie down the slide.

They shopped and put together Christmas gift boxes for The Orphan Grain Train.

After we arrived for our part of the visit, Brad and Makin spent part of the morning at the golf course.
These boys can't get enough golf.

This girl loved going out and capturing grasshoppers to watch for a while.

Belgian waffle breakfast.
Always an extra treat when mom cooks!

Makin loved playing frisbee.

There is a small--town museum about one hour away from my parent's house that Brad and I always intended to stop at but when we drive there we just don't make the stop. Mom and I decided to venture there one of our visit days and found such a Texas History gem! We had no problem spending two hours there and feel like we all loved learning a bit more history.

Butter churn.
(Am I the only one who always pictured these being the huge ones you churned on a big chair outside like in Oklahoma!?)

Huge arrowhead collection.

Amazing to see the history of tractors and how they have progressed.
This tractor was approximately 100 years old.

I was completely in love with the old printing press.

Seeing how they had their houses set up, especially during the dust bowl.
(Plates flipped over on table so they wouldn't get dusty...)
Its hard to see in this pic but there is a giant dust bowl picture on the wall next to them.

One of my favorite glimpses at history was the story of the town of how Perryton came to be. As the Santa Fe Railroad was being laid out, they did not put the tracks near the towns as they had hoped, so the towns of Ochiltree, TX and Gray, OK decided to move to the railroad and become one town. They literally picked up and moved their towns. As you can see, the story made big news. :)

Our horse-lovin' girl loved the livery barn replica.

Old fashioned store.

One treat during this visit was getting to see A.J. Since he was on summer break, he stayed at mom and dad's to help with harvest. He also stepped in as the fun Uncle and played games etc with the kids if he had any downtime. So thankful we got to see more of him than we have in a long time!

Thanks for a fun visit Nana and Papa!