Kentucky

In between our visit to Kansas City and our move to the new house, we made a pit stop in Lexington, KY to visit with my Aunt and Uncle and 2 sets of cousins that we haven't seen in 11 years.  We knew there was absolutely no way we could make the 1,172.4 mile drive in one day and we were so happy to take the break in KY and visit with family.  My cousin, Eddie, and his wife, Aimee went above and beyond in the way of hosting.  I could tell you how they waited up till midnight to make sure we made it in safely from our 14 hour drive and helped get us settled in the guest room.  I could go on and on about the fabulous breakfast spread (and lunch and dinner) Aimee prepared and had ready or how Eddie took Doug on a tour of Lexington.  But no, I'm not going to do any of that.  I'm going to tell you about how they made one little girl super happy and how she will have a memory to last her a lifetime...

The whole drive over from Kansas City, Mary was on the look out for animals.  She saw a camel (yes, a camel, because it apparently didn't have any spots and everyone knows that cows have spots, so it had to be a camel).  She did eventually see some cows.  However, she never saw a horse.  Coming to Lexington, we knew we were in horse country and when Eddie and Aimee asked us what we wanted to do on our 1 day in town, we said we wanted to see a horse.  Now, I thought we might drive by some, maybe even get to feed them, since their daughter, Mallory, was carrying a bag of carrots.  Heck, if we were lucky, we could even pet one.  Never in my wildest imagination was I prepared for Tracy.  This lady is amazing.  She  has a barn full of horses and not only did she welcome our kids with open arms, she personally walked us around to them, let us pet them, feed them and then...let Mary and Mallory ride Rocky, the pony.  Mary wasn't even scared.  She was fabulous!  I have a video, but I can't seem to get it to load from my Macbook.  Maybe Doug will get his computer soon and I'll be able to add it.  So for now, you'll have to be satisfied with the pictures.

Mary was a bit shy about feeding them.  I'll admit, I was kinda nervous too.

Adam didn't know what to think about the horses.

But, he LOVED the tractor.

In order to ride the pony, they had to first give it a good brushing.

And then...

And...

And

Thank you for such a wonderful memory!  The kids had a fantastic time and we will never forget it!  Lexington left a great impression on us.  I have a feeling it won't be 11 more years before we come back again.