What's Going On In Our Fields Right Now?

Soybean harvest has begun!  Harvest definitely is the most tiring and stressful time of our year, but it is my favorite time of year!  Harvest is also Claire’s favorite time of year even though she does miss her Daddy a lot.

The highlight of Claire’s day is going out to the fields, usually with dinner, and getting to see her Daddy, Nana, and Papa, AND getting to ride in the combine.  We typically visit during dinner for a few minutes then ride in the combine for an hour or so.  It may not seem like much, but to Claire it’s her whole day!  If it weren’t for our combine rides in the evening she wouldn’t get to see Brad much in the fall months due to his long hours in the fields.

The combines are very comfortable and safe to ride in with passengers.  The driver has access to all controls on the right hand side of the cab.  On the left side of the cab is a seat for a passenger and ample leg room.  There is heat, air conditioning, radio, and most other common luxuries that you would find in a vehicle.  Claire and I comfortably and safely ride and talk with Brad at the end of our days. 

I just snapped these pictures a few days ago while waiting for the combines at the end of the field.  We didn’t have dinner for everyone that night, but Claire had her hands full of snack size candy bars that she was excited to give to her Daddy and Papa.  I am so happy that Claire enjoys the farm life as much as the rest of our family does J

 



We had waited quite a while for the combines to pick us up. 
I think she was considering eating the candy rather than giving it to Daddy and Papa, haha!



She sees the combines!

Waving and yelling at the combines :)