Pumpkin Pickin'

Had a great family outing over this past weekend. We took Bonnye to Westmoreland Berry Farm to pick a pumpkin and enjoy their Fall Festival things. We saw a goat on the cross over and then fed it when it was up on the tall perch, she went down the slide with both her daddy and pawpaw and wiped out big time with pawpaw.   Bonnye also enjoyed riding in the cow train all by herself. Then we took the wobbly wagon ride to the pumpkin patch and picked a small one for her and a bigger one for me. We all did the Apple Shoot (slingshot). Didn't get a picture, but Bonnye and I did one together, we did pretty good, just missed the targets. Daddy and pawpaw each hit the target once and earned a coupon for a free soft ice cream. Bonnye picked some ducks and won a little tattoo sticker.

Before leaving we hit the Twinkles Café and got the free ice creams and Harold and I got the fruit ice cream sundaes. He got blueberry and I got peach and they were both loaded with fruit under and on top. Soooooo good! Wish I had remembered to take a picture of them. I also got an egg salad sandwich and it was on homemade bread and loaded and was delicious. Again, should have taken a picture.

 

 Ready to slide down with pawpaw

 

 

Wipeout!

 

 

 Bonnye riding the Cow Train

 

I think she had fun! LOL!

 



Riding the Wobbly Wagon to the Pumpkin Fields

 



Decisions, decisions!

 



She got the perfect pumpkins!

 



On our way back to the game field.

 



Pawpaw doing the Apple Shoot

Daddy's turn!

Relaxin'! (for 2 seconds)

 



She loved this slide and did it again and again and again!

 



And she had to do this one a few times.

 



Now which duck should she pick. She picked all pink ones.

 Instead of saying "Cheese!", she threw up her arms (holding her ice cream coupon) and yelled "Ice cream!"

Happy 3rd Birthday, Bonnye Anne!

So hard to believe that our precious little granddaughter, Bonnye Anne is turning 3 all ready!

She is such and joy and we love her so very much!

Happy Birthday to our Little Princess!

 

04-14 & 15-15 Returning Home

Another bittersweet goodbye! Stayed up late last night scanning old family pictures that Uncle Shelby had. So much fun. Those I will post on Facebook. Loved visiting everyone and hate to say goodbye, but happy to be heading home at the same time. Miss Jacob, Karli and especially, Bonnye.
First, of course, we had to say goodbye to the animals on our way out. LOL!

  Misty

Sofie & Noah

 

 Curtiss, Uncle Shelby and I

Swung by to say goodbye to my sweet cousin, Oneita.

Juanita was off babysitting the grandkids.

Harold was sweet and swung by Mt. Calvary Cemetary for me, so that I could get pics of some of the Prather family gravesites. Couldn't find my Aunt Nita's (Uncle Shelby's first wife and my cousin's mother).

Paternal Grandfather Arthur Prather

 



Paternal Grandmother Ola Mae (Whittington) Prather

 

Uncle Napoleon (Nap) Prather (dad's half brother)

 

 Uncle Clarence (dad's brother)

 Nita Prather (Uncle Clarence's wife)

Aunt Bobbye (Trichel) Prather (Uncle Floyd's wife)

Rained most of the day.

 Krotz Springs, LA

 

 Baton Rouge, LA

 

Jacob's car's mileage rolled over 80,000 miles just before we left Alabama.

 



 Entering Alabama

 



Stopped in Chattanooga.

Last leg of the trip on 4/15. First stop - breakfast!

 

We started seeing tons of these pink/purple bud trees all along the road side when we left Chattanooga. So pretty. Found out they are called "Redbuds".



 

 

West of Bristol, TN we saw this cool building.

Yeah! We are back in Virginia.

Stopped at the first VA rest area and got a great photo op. This LOVE was not there last time we went thru this way.

 

Love this water tower. Wytheville, VA. We stopped at the Cracker Barrel there for a late lunch/early dinner.

View from the Cracker Barrel parking lot.

 

We stopped at this scenic overlook to take pics and it also had this memorial to VDOT Workers.

 

 

Peter in the redbud tree.

 



Overlook of the Valley