Down South

This week we are on vacation in Arkansas, visiting my husband’s family.  Yes, I’m eating fried okra, going to Cracker Barrel and drinking sweet tea.  It is as hot as I expected it to be, but the thing that I really can’t get used to is the air conditioning.  It’s melting hot outside and freezing cold inside… no middle ground at all.  It’s supposed to be 99 degrees the day we are having a cookout, but at least that will be in the evening, so it may cool down a little by the time we are outside.

Isaiah’s Papa and Gran have donkeys, turtles, fish and a puppy.  And there are cows and horses in pastures along the roads, so Isaiah is getting to see lots of animals, which he loves.  I think he thinks the donkeys are just big puppies.  He ran up to them and started petting their faces, so we have to watch that he doesn’t get bit accidentally.  He sat on one for a couple minutes too.  He calls their dog, “Checher,” and we have to remind him that his name is Lucky.

Even more than the animals, Isaiah loves all the trucks and tractors that he sees!  He calls them all cars, but he gets really excited when he sees heavy machinery.  His Papa took him for rides on his tractor and four-wheeler (a “quad” for everyone in CA).  Isaiah also has one of those little, red, plastic push-cars with a yellow roof that he absolutely loves.

Isaiah had fun trying out a new nursery on Wednesday night.  He’s such a church baby that he walked right in and started playing and never even looked to see if I was still there.  He’s such a good, adaptable kid!

Chris was playing with the baby the other night.  The baby would kick his hand and Chris would poke my belly in the spot.  The baby would kick back and Chris would poke it again.  They kept it up for quite a bit!

We are having a good time with everyone.  Chris has gotten to visit a lot of old friends and this weekend is a family reunion, so I’ll see some family that I haven’t met yet.  If you want to see pictures of us in Arkansas click here.

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