Gone Country

This weekend we took a trip to south Georgia to visit Collin's Great, Great Aunt Gloria and Uncle Ford. They were my Mom's aunt and uncle and have taken on the role of grandparents in our lives. They live in a small town south of Macon called Unadilla. Since it is a three hour drive, we decided to head down Saturday afternoon and then spend the night so Collin wasn't in the car too much. Collin had a great time. He ran all around their house and was into everything. I was so scared he was going to break something but luckily everything remained in one piece. He especially loved the train that came near their house throughout the day. Everytime Uncle Ford heard a train coming he would shout "train" and Collin would run to the front door to watch it go by. He LOVED the train.





He also partook in the southern tradition of eating a lot. It seemed like he ate the whole time he was there and especially loved Aunt Gloria's sweet potatoes. He demolished them! Here is a picture of Collin with Ford and Gloria after lunch.



Collin also got to go see some real John Deere tractors at my Granddaddy's farm. My Granddaddy was a farmer until he passed away a couple of years ago and has a farm full of equipment. We took Collin over to see the tractors up close and he loved it. He just ran around them in awe of how big they were. Maybe next time he can take them for a ride! I know my Granddaddy was looking down from heaven so happy to see his great grandson loving everything about the farm life. I know he would have loved Collin to pieces and laughed at how his granddaughter who was always so prissy ended up having a son who is 100% boy.





We also made the hard trip to the cemetery to see my mom, or Nana's, grave. We cleaned it off and put some pretty flowers on it. I know that she is in heaven but it is always hard to go and see her name of the tombstone and know that she is really gone. It helps to know she is in heaven now and free of pain and will be reunited with us one day.