T minus 0 is finally here. Combining business and pleasure. Lukas and Noah have been counting down the days to this trip since the day they were told we would go. We headed to dear friends in Tennessee for a week of fun and work at the end of October. Lukas and Noah spent their days exploring the acreage, swinging in the tree swing, hanging out in the tree house, fishing in the pond and investigating the barn. They also had a chance to do some real outside work: raking, feeding chickens, taking care of rabbits, and gathering dead branches to be burnt. Lukas really wanted to mow the lawn so that he could use the ride on mower, but settled for a few trips around the property just for fun. Noah thoroughly enjoyed gathering up eggs for his breakfast. As if the farm was not enough, Lukas and Noah had a chance to visit the Science Museum in Nashville, and get dressed up for Halloween candy gathering in Kentucky. All of these activities were extra ordinary fun, however, nothing trumped spending hours with their best friends doing little but talking, playing and hanging out. While Lukas and Noah had the 'time of their lives' Mamma spent time in Peacemaker training to gain greater experience in biblical conflict resolution. The training would have been perfect, had it not been for it taking me away from all the fun back on the farm.
Our wonderful friends fed us well, treated us to Sonic and Chick'a'File and their best home cooking; we spent hours catching up, talking and sharing; laughing. When we got ready to leave, Lukas and Noah tried every suggestion that would make us stay and little host man offered for us space in the barn so that we could stay. Unfortunately, life was calling us back in Monterey so we had to board a plane, but we certainly left parts of us in Tennessee, already scheming and planning our return.
Great friends are such gems and this family is at the top -we love them all dearly.
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