My parents had their spring break a week ago and they drove down here, picked Jane and I up, and took us to Kentucky with them to see my brother and his family. Unfortunately Andrew couldn't come because of his work schedule. Hopefully we can all make it there one day. One of my nieces was born in January and neither I nor my parents had been able to meet her. It was so fun to hang out with them for a few days! And there are a lot of fun things to do around the town they live in, especially since it's close to Lexington, the Horse capital of the WORLD!
^Here's Jane relaxing on the nearly 6 hour drive to Kentucky. She did really great with all the travelling, though every time we had to get her back in the carseat she got really upset for a few minutes. ha. Not the car again!!
^Jane hanging out with Aunt Broni and cousin Ivy.
^Jane, Marme, and Nono.
On of the days we were there we took a little trip to the Kentucky Horse Park. Boy, was I in heaven. They had everything there, and I loved it all! The first thing most people might have thought was "Ew, it smells like horse..." But that's not what I thought. I smelled the leather, the hay, the shampoo used to clean the horses, aaaah, it felt so good to be in a barn again. My soul was rejoicing! So many ponies! (I use the word "pony" as a term of endearment. I call all horses and ponies "pony", no matter how big or small. Just letting you know so you don't get confused when I say "Oh look at all the ponies in the field!", and they're clearly quite large horses... That's just how I am.)
^Cousin Thatcher and Jane all ready to go!
These pictures aren't in any special order, nor are they in the order of the day. We went into a few of the museums that are there, watched a live show called "Horses of the World" (I think), and walked through lots of barns, including a kids barn that had so much fun stuff in it.
^Here's Jane playing polo :)
^Sittin' pretty on a pony in one of the museums.
^Petting some police horses after the live show we watched. Jane looks unsure, but she LOVED watching the horses during the show. She was laughing and clapping and being super loud the whole time.
In the American Saddlebred Museum you could sit on this saddle and it projected your image to look like you were riding one of the horses. It was hilarious!
I didn't take many other pictures of our time there, we were just having so much fun all being together. One of the activities that almost always occurs when we're with Broni is hair cuts and coloring. She used to work for Paul Mitchell and really knows her stuff when it comes to hair. Way more than I know! I have been itching for a change in color, especially since I already took the leap and chopped off my long locks at Thanksgiving. I always wondered what I would look like as a blonde, so, with Broni's expertise, we did it! I was so nervous about it, because that's a big change, but it turned out great! I'm very thankful for your skills, Broni :) It would have been a disaster if I tried to do it by myself with a box from the store... I can't even imagine the horror...
On our way back to BV we met up with one of my other brothers and his family for some dinner. It was so fun to see them. I love you all!
My parents hung out with Jane and I before leaving the next day after dinner, which we ate at Pure Eats in Lexington. For any of you that have never been there I highly recommend it if you are ever in the area. Talk about a delicious burger! I've heard the donuts are really good too. Someday I'll try one :)
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