Tractor Festival

Saturday, we got up and headed to the tractor festival.  We were all worn out from staying up so late.  We didn't get up as early as we had hoped and missed the pancake breakfast.  That was ok, we ate at home and then headed over. The kids all got their papers to stamp off as we visited places.  We walked around and saw everything.  We saw tractors, we watched the wheat threshing, we watched the sawmill demonstration, had lunch, participated in the spelling bee at the church, ate an ice cream cone while watching the tractor parade and walked around the flea market.  In the past I have found some fun treasures at the flea market but this year I didn't find anything.  I was a little disappointed. We let the boys get glitter tattoos which they thought was a lot of fun.  We stayed until there was nothing more to see or do.  We stopped by the store on our way home for some things for dinner and breakfast in the morning.  We had a delicious dinner when we got back to the house.  We enjoyed relaxing and playing outside that evening.  It was a beautiful evening.  The weather was so pleasant and not typical for this time of year in Nebraska.  We really lucked out.  Natalie walked us around her property a little bit.  It was fun to see her goats, chickens and garden.  We got the pickleball net out and played 4-square style.  It was a lot of fun.  There was a lot of jumping on the trampoline.  Nolan and Ward took turns riding the minibike and 4-wheeler down and back on the driveway.  They did this all evening both nights and had a blast.  Nolan told me that he wouldn't need a screen to keep him busy if he lived at Aunt Natalies.  There were so many fun things to do up there.  I loved that my kids played and played until they were so worn out.  We went on a side-by-side ride at sunset with the boys, Garrett really enjoyed driving.  It was great practice for him.  When it got dark the kids played glow in the dark capture the flag.  WE put the little kids to bed and the big kids got in the hot tub.  It was a long full day of fun.  

Sunday, we got up and went to church.  It was nice to be in another ward, where we didn't have any responsibilities.  It was nice to attend Sunday school with JJ and my dad.  We had a nice lunch when we got home.  We then packed up and got on the road to head home.  It was a very nice weekend, and the Wrights were so hospitable.  I really enjoyed visiting and seeing their life and home in Nebraska.