Future Occupations

It's far too early to tell what occupations our children will one day choose. Kari has mentioned being a dentist and most recently a cupcake maker. Bryce, well, he doesn't really want to do anything related to work.

However, if we had to guess at this point a potential laborious future for Bryce it will likely include a large vehicle. Options at this point include fireman, trash truck operator, bus driver or farmer. And after today's memorable trip to Morehouse Farms, there's a good chance Farmer Bryce might be coming to a farm near you in the coming years.

Earlier this summer we won a silent auction prize of a "combine ride" at a farm near our house. After a few unsuccessful attempts to schedule the ride, thanks to Mother Nature and a hectic home schedule, we were finally able to connect with Doug Morehouse.

While we had not met Doug before, we arrived at his farm knowing many people who were friends with him. He farms nearly 2,000 acres and was down to his final few days of bringing down the corn before he can call 2013 complete.

Thankfully we were able to get Kari and Bryce into his 3-year old John Deere today. The kids climbed up the ladder and sat in amazement at being in such a large machine. Little did they  know how loud and wild it would get.

Doug took the kids on four "swipes" the length of a couple football fields. At one point, he even let Bryce, or his fancy GPS system, drive the lengthy route. Afterwards we got a brief tutorial on how the corn is harvested. Frankly, the parents could have stayed for a while longer just to learn more about Doug and his livelihood.

In the end, Bryce left with a bright green JD hat and a huge smile. Kari said it was lots of bouncing and a noisy ride, but one she really enjoyed, too. Who knows, maybe one day years from now we'll see if Bryce really does drive a combine by himself.