Midwest Part 2: Grandpa's John Deere Girl

While a few weeks have now gone by since our trip to visit the Wagner side of our family, we couldn't resist a post about our little "John Deere Girl". First, we must explain that an assumed trait of all Wagner grandchildren is a love for farm equipment. Second, all Wagner grandchildren are required to learn to drive a tractor with their Grandpa.

Little Miss got her first experience driving the old John Deere "B" putt-putt tractor with her Grandpa at Thanksgiving. Based on her reaction, suffice it to say this tractor ride was the highlight of our girl's vacation.

Grandpa got the tractor ready and the trailer hooked up for our "hay ride". With Grandpa and our girl in the driver's seat, the rest of us climbed into the trailer for the ride (side note: the trailer is actually a manure spreader but they promised me they use it to haul logs rather than manure...good thing!).

Grandpa even let Little Miss take the wheel. She loved driving and did a great job. Our girl made both her Grandpa and her Daddy so proud.

Yes, a love for John Deere runs deep in the Wagner family. We don't even mind the green and yellow colors, as long as they stay on tractors or the Packers. We did have to counter-act the colors though with our fashionable and well-coordinated orange outfits.

(OK, so really we're dressed that way because it was hunting season and we didn't want to be targets for the local hunters. We still think the orange looks nice and must say, Go Beavs!).