My Old Kentucky Home

On Easter Sunday we left for a visit to Kentucky.  We had a rough start. Audrey girl had gotten sick three times since 5 am.  I was sure she had a stomach virus, but after not throwing up for several hours I felt it was ok to take her to church.  She never got sick again.  As we were landing in Minneapolis guess who got sick…. Alexander.  My thoughts of a stomach virus resurfaced.  Remember we have done this before.  It seemed to be a combination of coughing and turbulence that caused Alexander’s vomiting.  Praise the Lord. 

Easter Egg Hunt on Monday    Audrey loved Carter's puppy Rocky

We arrived in Louisville around 10:30pm.  Madeline was there to pick us up and Alexander was thrilled to see her.  My mom was just as excited to see the kids when we reached Frankfort.  We enjoyed a few quiet days in Frankfort as the kids and I were still struggling with colds.  On Wednesday, we spent time with Jessica and Addie. Audrey loved Addie and tried to pick her up and patted on her saying,  “Baby.” Addie is almost as big as Audrey.

Alexander, Audrey, & Addie

On Thursday, we had lunch with Ronnie and Janet and Claire.  Alexander and Claire had a great time playing together.  They obviously remembered being together in January.  From there we headed to Louisville to pick up Adam and headed to Owensboro. 

Alexander got to go bowling for the first time.  Mommy wasn’t very happy that she didn’t get to be part of this first experience.  Not to mention that I love bowling. 

Adam and I enjoyed a nice dinner together at Briarpatch without the kids.  We also got to go on a few runs together and separately.  Alexander got to have another first that Monday.  We went to school with Tami. Tami teaches three year olds at Cathedral Preschool.  Alexander had a great time learning about caterpillars and reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

Fun With Cousins, Jaxson, Conner, and Carson 

Capitol Steps

 

Alexander and Mimi

We headed back to Frankfort for a few more days. Unfortunately, my mom had to work each of these days.  We visited her at the Capitol and took some special pictures.  Unfortunately, the tulips had already bloomed and had been removed.  My mom was supposed to return to Nebraska with us, but due to the General Assembly calling a special session, she was unable to leave and had to continue working. 

Audrey was entertained on the plane with the flannel board pieces from the church nursery .

As we arrived at the airport on Friday I received a phone call saying my flight had been delayed.  This was going to cause me to miss my connection in Minneapolis.  I had to change airlines and fly to Dallas a few hours later than my original flight.  Thankfully my sister and Cissy took us to lunch rather than us having to sit in the airport.  I had only agreed to stay in Kentucky longer than Adam if my mom flew back with me.  I was not thrilled about flying with both kids alone, AGAIN.  It isn’t horrible, but there is nothing easy about it.  The only positive thing is I did get $200 in vouchers from Delta for having to change airlines.  American also tore up our stroller and gave us a voucher for a whopping $30.  Needless to say we were relieved to be back in Oakland several hours later than planned.  It is always good to go home to Kentucky, but it sure makes me realize all that I am missing.  I never realized how beautiful Kentucky was until I moved to Nebraska.