Southern Indiana

Last weekend Wyatt and I headed to Southern Indiana to visit my parents and my Papaw.  I hadn't been home in a few months and it was nice to get away down there for a couple of days.

On our way down, Mom called and told us to meet at one of my Papaw's farms because he was there working.  It was fun to take Wyatt through a little bit of Southern Indiana that he hadn't seen before and show him some places important to me and my family.  We got to the farm and sat for a while with my Papaw before he took us down to his spring to show us around some with what he had been up to that day.

The three most important men in my life.

Saturday on the Farm

Wyatt came to spend the weekend in Washington this past weekend.  On Saturday we finally got around to our picnic at the Grunden Farm (one of my Papaw's farms).  We tried to take a picnic lunch there last summer but there was a tree down in the drive when we got part of the way back so we had to turn around.  We stopped and picked up some sandwiches and other goodies on our way out of town and headed for the farm on Saturday.  It was a gorgeous afternoon to get outside for a while.  We ate our lunch and walked around a little bit and just enjoyed being outdoors in such pretty landscapes.

Where the county road meets the highway.

Grunden Farm

My favorite boy

When we decided to hit the road, we drove over to West Baden [pronounced Bay-den not Baa-den ;)] and walked around the grounds for a bit.  I showed Wyatt the grandness that is the West Baden Springs Hotel Atrium because he had never been there before. 

It was a nice little escape from the norm with just a short trip but felt like we were somewhere else entirely.  It was a very relaxing day (re: weekend).

Father's Day on the Farm

We carried in lunch to one of my Papaw's farms and ate outside on 'Grunden Farm' for Father's Day. I'm not the huge outdoorsy type, but that place is just so pretty. It was the perfect spot for a nice lunch outdoors with family. Click through the jump to see the pictures.

Hello Autumn!

This last Saturday was a gorgeous fall day in Southern Indiana.  We made plans to visit with my Papaw and then head on down to Louisville for lunch at Lynn's with Thom and Pam.  When we arrived at my Papaw's, we found a note that he was at his other farm, so we hopped in the jeep and headed that way.  It was so pretty out there that morning.  We visited for a short time, just long enough to snap a picture and then headed back to Thom and Pam's to head down to lunch.  I hadn't been to Lynn's in a couple of years.  I had forgotten just how much I really love the eclectic decor.  If I were going to open a store or restaurant, I'd want to decorate it like that.  It's so fun.

Grunden Farm

Lynn's Paradise Cafe

After lunch, we headed back to Orange county.  We stopped by to check out the harvest going on at one of my uncle's friends' places.  The bean fields were being harvested using a 1955 John Deere combine.  It was pretty neat to think that the combine was so old and still up and running.  We had a nice little view of the country Saturday afternoon.  Every year fall comes in and I remember how much I love sunny fall afternoons and sunny afternoon drives in the country.

6. Fall is here!