Neighborhood Pool Party

Sean was a little unsure about his first trip to the pool. Sure he loves his bath but usually he's inside and can feel from one end of the tub to another. By the way "where are the bath toys?"

Visit to Mammoth Caves

A weekend trip to Mammoth Caves and Louisville, KY proved to be a fun venture. Mammoth Caves has the largest underground cavern system around and we took two different tours of it. One on the way to Louisville and one on the way back home. In Louisville we hit the Starbucks by the hotel for Chai and the Louisville Zoo. The kids enjoyed the animals and the little train that encircles the zoo. Ella really like the underground caves and her training as an avid hiker paid off for mom and dad.

A section of Mammoth caves from our first tour at the old entrance.








Many years ago you could have your name smoked on the ceilings of the caves. Now this would be considered graffiti.







At the Louisville Zoo where we saw a different type of lemur than at the Minnesota Zoo. There were alot of sculptures to sit on, as well.







Last Day was a visit to the new entrance that included a stop at the Drapery room and Niagra Falls, one of the few spots with stalagtites and stalagmites.

Camping is the life

Ella and Keith are avid campers. They will hike out 4 miles to the middle of nowhere in Smoky Mt. National Park and spend the night without a bathroom. Can you imagine, I try not to.


These are pics from the last trip in June.

Mister Accepts the Baby as one of us!

It was a monumental moment when Mister Mackye brought his squirrel up to Sean to throw for him. If you have a pet you might understand what this meant to me when it happened. The two had really stayed out of each other's way. Mackye saw Sean and thought "Oh great, I know how this goes. Less attention for me!". Sean loves the dog dishes, a mini pool! Recently, they have started to pay attention to each other in a friendly boy and his dog way. How cute.

New Addition

I know that it is sinful to covet something as I do this vacuum cleaner but this is the best piece of cleaning equipment I have ever owned. The first time I used it so much dirt came out of my carpets I had to empty the filter every 5 minutes. My carpets were so clean I basked in this fact for the rest of the day, it made me so happy. I decided to make the investment as a reward to myself after finishing my class, an idea given to me by a friend who bought herself a piano in the same scenario.

Trip to Kentucky

One stop in Kentucky was Abe Lincoln's birthplace. This was in fact our second visit but we had time to spare and only Keith remembered our first visit.