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“There are three kittens under the car.” My husband warned his cousin as she fastened her three kids in their car seats and climbed inside the driver’s seat. She started the ignition. The black one darted out the side. My husband and a few of his relatives knelt down and called to the cats. The…
Alayna and I are back with episode 11 of Life in the Middle! In this FARM LIFE edition, we visit the farm in southern Illinois. Alayna is the one driving in this episode and we discuss our vast farm life knowledge. We take a look at Kent’s farm boy boots, play with kittens and enjoy…
Every summer, the 4th of July seems to be the signal that summer is halfway gone. I guess it all depends on your school schedule and perspective. But if summer begins at Memorial Day and school starts 12 weeks later, this is, in fact, the halfway point. We always start the summer with a long…
When I saw Uncle Kevin’s big field of corn, it was calling me to take a 4th of July family photo. We took these right before the sun set on July 3. I attempted to copy a photo idea I had seen on Facebook. The one I copied was at a wedding. The bride and…
The weather has been crazy the past few days. I think the temps hit at least 100 degrees every day we were on the farm, and we also had some storms with hail and lightning. Each evening, I looked for the sunset across the cornfields and on the last night of our visit, I finally…
On Monday, we actually spent the day in Holiday World, a big amusement park and water park in southern Indiana. However, it was so hot that I couldn’t even bring myself to get my camera out of the bag! I only took a few photos in the park! Instead, here are photos of some of…
I loved looking for snapshots of beauty during our stay at the farm. Here are a few of my favorites. Click the thumbnail to view the full photo:
On Saturday morning, we headed down to visit my husband’s family in southern Illinois. His aunt and uncle live on the family farm in a rural area about 30 miles from the town where we both grew up. We were joined by an uncle from California, Kent’s parents and his brother’s family, who live near…
