Half Century of Progress

On August 27th Nolan, Papa, Poppy, Joe, and Bob went to the Half Century of Progress show in Rantoul, IL.  The show consisted of vintage to recent farm equipment covering the past 50 years.  The grounds for the show took place at Rantoul Air Force Base, which meant a lot of acreage to cover in a small amount of time.  Golf carts and ATVs were suggested to be brought so the entire grounds could be experienced in one day.  Papa loaded up his Kubota and off the guys went.

I was nervous allowing Nolan to travel so far away from me, but Papa and Joe assured me they would take care of my baby boy.  Papa said Nolan needed the "guys trip" experience too.  Nolan enjoyed the car ride.  He kept the guys entertained by reading the map and giving directions.  Poppy and Joe were super impressed with Nolan's reading skills!!  Reading 3 books a night for the past 4 years has paid off.

Papa was great about keeping me updated with pictures and texts throughout the day.  Nolan had a lot of fun and came back full of information.  

Papa's Kubota was equipped with a "custom" bus seat in the back for Nolan and Joe to ride on.

Lined up and watching demonstrations of the farm equipment.  Nolan said he threw a corn cob out into the field and the machine ate it!

Here is a video to show how many people were at the show!!

It was time for lunch and Nolan opted for a corn dog the size of a small animal.  He ate the entire thing and laid down for a cat nap.

Nolan informed me, "There are green tractors with yellow and those are John Deere, but guess what.  The all green tractors, those are called Olivers!"

Nolan was brought back safe and sound at the end of the day.  He was super excited to sort through the pictures Papa had sent me and explain what was happening in each photo.  My baby boy is growing up and becoming so independent.  Thanks to Papa, Joe, Poppy, and Bob for allowing Nolan to tag along.