Fun Times In KY

June-July 2008

It's hard to capture all the fun that we have during the time we spend in Kentucky. We are usually there for a full week & it is a FULL week. We tend to get up early because our children mandate it, and like children ourselves, we "adults" stay up until the wee hours of the morning talking, giggling, scrapbooking or playing the wii. By the time we return home we are exhausted! Here's kind of a modge-podge of pictures from the week.

We were excited to be in town for Anna's 1st birthday party! Isn't Anna adorable, not to mention the cupcake she is about to devour?! Karen did a fabulous job decorating! It was first-rate! :)
Double-first cousins with our precious little girls. Oh how the years go by!

Happy party attenders! Don't know where Ariana put her smile...

Since my Granddaddy died in 1983, my family along with Uncle Tom, Aunt Lois, Sam & Karen (who lived about 45 min away) have been having dinner on Tuesday night with my Grandmother. "Tuesday Night Dinners" have always had a special place in our hearts. There is nothing like being with family. And even though many of us kids have moved away, those who are still in the area continue to gather together for dinner on Tuesdays. So when we visit we try, if at all possible, to be in KY on a Tuesday night so we can join in the fun.
I bet you wish you could attend too for this quality of free entertainment! Uncle Tom is known for doing hand-stands after he delivers babies. Of course John David, Luke, & Austin are soaking this all in....and wanting to try it for themselves! Isn't Austin doing a great job?! :)

Jen & Al bought a kiddie pool for the kids to play in. The water was a bit chilly, but that didn't stop my boy! He was excited to show off the "swimming skills" he had learned in class the previous week.

Luke found a way to have fun without getting wet! :)
Later the boys (& the flys!) enjoyed a picnic supper on the porch.

The cousins later enjoyed a BIRTHDAY PARTY! We decided it would be nice to celebrate all the little ones' birthdays since it's not possible to make it to all their individual parties.
John David cracked us up by trying to extinguish his candle by blowing through his nose! He was quite determined!
Ariana LOVED Grandma's new swing set. Swinging is definitely one of her favorite activities!

My sweetheart!

Thank you Lord for my family!