We get antsy if we are in the house too long. Then we end up with a cranky mom, a wound toddler, and a baby who could care less as long as mom is holding him.

I’ll take any outing I can get to avoid being cooped up in the house. Our outing of choice today was a trip to John Deere with Jake. For him it was a parts run, for me it was an excuse for quality time and a sanity saver, for Grady it was like Christmas, and for Porter it was a nap.

You could see the excitement in Grady’s big blue eyes as he walked into the store filled with tractors, combines, and any other piece of play equipment an aspiring farmer could need. Every person in there got to hear about how much he just loved and needed that cool new combine or big ole Peterbuilt. I bet those 30 minutes were the best part of his day!