This last week I realized that I a big gap in my work schedule so I took Ty and we headed south to see my parents and grandparents. Eric had a big test to study for so he stayed home. WE MISSED HIM!.
I have had a really hard time lately with having most of my family 4 hours away. It is just far enough away that it is hard to take the trip often with a little guy and with our busy lives. I have really wanted to see my grandparents while they are still alive. I really want Ty to get to know them and call them Grandma and Grandpa.
Ty was so cute and opened up to everyone he met. He was not his typical shy self. He ransacked my parents house, getting into drawers, pouring sugar all over the floor and just being his self.
We had such a great time visiting with My grandmother on her farm. She has downsized her farm to only 2 acres, but it is enough for one woman to take care of. She has lots of ducks, chickens, and other animals. I loved staying with my grandparent in the summer when I was a kid. We had to work, but we always found some kind of magical adventure to go on. I miss that time. I want Ty to see what a wonderful and fun place it is to visit and this time was not a disappointment.
Tyler loved riding the tractor that I rode when I was a baby, looking at the turtles, dragging his red wagon all over the farm, climbing and crawling through fencing, and just running everywhere. The moment we got into the car to leave, Tyler fell asleep.
Ty was not tall enough to use the pedals on the tractor, but he figured out how to still drive it.
Ty just loved crawling through this rolled up fencing.
Ty's special red wagon.
Grandma loves turtles. She has a hot house just for a lot of her desert and box turtles, then another hot house for water turtles and more turtles inside her own house. Did I mention that Grandma is Treasurer of the Turtle Club.
Grandma and her pet Emu, Abby. Abby will sit and let you pet her.
My grandparents used to run a Cactus Nursery. They had 13 acres and their farm was lined with cactus hot houses. We used to help with the seeds and weeding. Now my grandma has sold most of her land and torn most of the hot houses down. This is the glass hot house that had all the succulents in them. I used to go in this building when I wanted to feel peace. It is still there and I still feel peace when I am in it. I love all the different succulents that my grandmother grows there.
It is always a wonderful adventure when visiting my grandmother.
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I love her house, it is so fun to see all of the animals. When we were in Fresno Jared and I wanted to go there, but ran out of time and there is NO way we would remember how to find her home. Maybe another time, the kids would love it.
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