Independence Day

On the fourth of July, my friend Jeni and I took the kiddos (aged 4, 3, 2, 1...pretty much anyways!) to a "parade" in Mayfield. Unfortunately the parade was literally a bunch of daycare workers and their classes. It wasn't a parade. In fact, the kids kept asking, after the fact, when we were going to see the parade. Poor kids...that was a hard one to explain!

That night, after Josh got home from work, we grilled and then shot off some fireworks for Keagan to see. Really, I think "so Keagan can see" was so daddy could play! But that's ok...it was fun. Once it got dark we headed to the dam to watch the big fireworks. Keagan was really into it this year. Finley, our child who doesn't nap, fell asleep on my shoulder! After we got home we let Keagan try out sparklers since they are so much more fun in the dark!

A Day Out with Thomas

For Keagan's birthday we thought it would be fun to take him to A Day Out with Thomas. This is a travelling Thomas the Train event and train ride, and lots of activities for the Thomas enthusiast. It just so happened that Thomas was going to be at a train station in a town just a little out of the way of our drive home from Lexington. (I mentioned in an earlier post that we jam-packed or Louisville/Lexington weekend with lots of activities...I wasn't joking!) We really thought Keagan would be head-over-heels excited about the day, and we were afraid to tell him in advance for fear of hearing allllllllllllllllllllllllllll about it for days/hours leading up to the excitement. So we didn't tell Keagan anything until we parked at the train station. Unfortunately, I think we should have told him a little something leading up to build the excitement a bit, and just deal with the questions and non-stop chatter. He was a bit overwhelmed and it is written on his face in every picture I took (he looks kind of angry and kept his hands in his pockets...but he wasn't angry, just overwhelmed!). I do think he was excited and I do think he enjoyed himself, but I think the reality of the fun didn't set in until we got in the car to leave!

As we finally made our way home we were hitting some crazy storms, and I couldn't help myself so I snapped some pictures of these crazy clouds! The lightening and rain were crazy once we finally entered the storm, but we made it home safe and sound. 

Ten Blessings

Back to our weekend in Louisville/Lexington...

 

After the Color Run we loaded up the fam and headed to Lexington. After settling into our hotel room we headed over to the Burns' for a picnic with old buddies and all of our kids. We also had to get our "triplets" together since it had been 7 months since we had seen each other. They have changed so much!! All together there were 10 children, five years old and younger, and 10 adults. My how times have changed in the get-together department!! Of course since Lindsy and her brood came from North Carolina and we came from western KY and it had been forever since we had all been together, the cameras were clicking!! 

(isn't this color fun?? Yes, I posted a picture of my green toes...don't judge. and my toes are actually stained from the color run that morning.)

Prepare yourself for the cuteness of our "triplets"....they are 10 months old in these pictures!! And I've included a picture from the last get together in Lexington.



 

Ten Precious Blessings, from L to R: Kennedy, Avery, Greyson Taylor...Keagan and Finley Owens...Caleb Meeker...Eli and Emalyn Motsch...Adalyn and Cayden Burns.

And what it looked like trying to get all the kids together....

Everyone! I LOVE this picture so much...I love that the next time we will get together there will be more (Jes Meeker is expecting another!)...babies make this world go 'round.

We had such a wonderful time with these friends and their babies. I cherish our get-togethers with these far-away, wonderful people. I love even more that we can pick right up in conversation as if there were no miles or months separating us. I miss these people. I miss these get-togethers. I am excited about the next one, whenever that will be.

Before I "sign off" I leave you with Keagan's reaction to a getting to sleep on his very own (roll-away) bed in the hotel in Lexington. Because it was a roll-away, the mattress was strapped onto the frame for transport, well Keagan thought this was pretty neat and kept saying "Daddy, buckle me!" So Josh obliged...and it was pretty funny!!