Fruit Inspection

My father in law’s passion is refurbishing old tractors. He has traveled all over the country in search of unique, antique treasures and has accumulated quite a collection. He spends all year painting, fine tuning, and perfecting these prized possessions to show on the first weekend in November each year at the Cotton Gin Festival in Bostwick, Georgia.

The kickoff for the annual event is a parade which begins at 10 am and it has become a York family tradition that everyone should either a) drive a tractor or b) be pulled on a tractor. This was Savannah’s 2nd year riding on a trailer and Emery’s first. But I think next year, Emery would like to drive:

It’s really great how many family members come, even from out of state, to have their chance to drive one of these gems! Aunts, Uncles, cousins, friends…you name it, they’re here! This year, some new friends of ours, the Edwards’ family rode on our trailer pulled by Jeremy.

After the parade folks can walk around and look at all the tractors and vintage cars (oh and I should mention here that before Jeremy got on our tractor he drove his 1967 Shelby through the parade route…that was a first for him!). There are tons of craft booths, small rides for the children, and lots of good smelling food.

We settled down on bales of hay with a couple of plates of BBQ, beans, and brunswick stew and listened to local band belt out country hits and a few golden oldies. Emery enjoyed boiled peanuts and Savannah danced her little heart out.

***If you are interested, more pictures from the festival and Papa’s tractors can be found here***