Clicking the ruby red shoes...

If only it was that easy to get to Kansas...Dorthy really doesn't know how good she had it. We all headed for Kansas on Tuesday to see family, celebrate Thanksgiving, and hang out with friends. It is actually Amy and Ella's first Thanksgiving in Kansas and Jason's first in 8 years. It should be a lot of fun. But...since we don't have ruby red shoes we had to take the next best thing, Southwest Airlines.

Ella did great on the flight. She actually made friends with everyone seated around us. We even got an entire row to ourselves. I guess that is what happens when you have a baby that is coughing and sneezing as people board the plane....we paid Ella to do it.. 8 )



Ella's first task on the farm was to make sure everything was still in order. Papa volunteered to show her around for her "inspection". First stop was to check out the calves.
Next of course she needed to checkout the farm equipment, so Papa agreed (we had to really twist his arm) to give her a ride in the tractor. It was actually Ella's first ride. She wasn't sure what to think about it at first, but loved it by the end.

After all of that work she needed to kick back and relax a little bit with Papa in his chair.

Also a little time to cuddle and play with Grandma Great and the cousins...
Ella has also found her favorite two new things. Her uncle Mark, who she reaches for whenever she sees him (picture to come in future posts) and her red basket. She loves to sit in this basket for hours. The cousins improved on the new toy by pulling her around Nana's house while she was in the basket.

And finally, two of the most beautiful things in Kansas are the clear blue sky and the amazing sunsets...
More to come as Ella's Land of Oz adventure continues!