I looked out the window and what did I see?

Brinley was less than thrilled to stand for a picture.

The view down a neighboring street.  Several beautifully blooming bradford pear trees.

Our Picks for Today - 137th Kentucky Derby

Matt -  Stay Thirsty
(he actually wanted Uncle Mo but he was scratched)

Amy - Twice the Appeal
(If I could pick two I'd also pick Twinspired)

Ethan - Mucho Macho Man 
(last minute change a roo - originally wanted Animal Kingdom)

Ashton - Pants on Fire

Ryan - Watch Me Go

Brinley - Derby Kitten

Kentucky Art!

Here is what children in Kentucky do in art class the first week in May . . .   I Love It!

Ryan modeling his "horse head"

Ashton's coloring page

Ashton's Art

Oh, what a feeling!

Last night's game was INCREDIBLE!  Josh Harrellson (from St. Charles, MO) was INCREDIBLE!  We had so much fun watching THE game.  We even let all our kids stay up (til midnight) to watch THE game.  Ethan was the only one who did.  He was pumped!  Now let's do a number on North Carolina!! 

Go Wildcats!!

Snowfall Magic!

Today we decided to drive between Georgetown and Frankfort to see the pretty snowfall. 

Clocktower at Kentucky State Capital

Close up of Capital Clocktower

Our beautiful State Capital Building; Frankfort, KY

A view from the west side of the Capital

Off 460 from Frankfort towards Georgetown

The waterfall near Evan's Orchard

Near waterfall

What a View!

Today Ryan, Brinley and I decided to go for a quick ride around Georgetown and take a few random photos.  We live near some beautiful scenery that I thought would be fun for Ryan to photograph.  Most of these pictures were taken by Ryan.

Lucky 7!

Indeed the #7 is a lucky number! 

Entry #7 in the Eastern Elementary Kentucky Kids Day T-Shirt Design Contest WON! 

That would be ETHAN's!!!  Woohoo

THE Competition!

Today I went over to Eastern Elementary to check out all the artwork for the Kentucky Kid's Day T-Shirt Contest.  There were SEVERAL really cute designs.  There are some very creative students apparently!!  There are also a few modern art pieces I didn't completely get.  I need to learn to look "outside the box".  There are 23 entries total.  Here are a few pictures of the goodies. 

I really liked this one until Ethan said it looked like a toothbrush.  Now I can't get that out of my mind, dang it!  I really like the "Triple Crown" slogan though!

Very cute!

Ethan's entry!  Isn't the #7 a lucky number?  He hopes so!

My guess would be "Modern Art"

Ashton hopes that #20 is lucky this year!

Ummm, I got nothing!

Another very cute, very creative piece of artwork.  Good job #2 whoever you are!

This one cracks me up!  It totally reminds me of Arthur the Aardvark.  This is Ryan's favorite!  :)

This, according to a 5 year old, is by a cute girl in our Primary.  She is in Ryan's Kindergarten class.  She did a very good job with her entry!  I think the printing is especially good!


Good luck all participants!  Great stuff.   The entire school wins by getting to wear a t-shirt with such great design work!!

We Got Horsepower!

Last night at 8:30pm I ran out to our truck to grab something when my neighbor was walking by. This is my neighbor who is the Co-President of the PTA at Eastern Elementary. We were chatting and the Kentucky Kids Day T-shirt contest was brought up. I told her I needed to get my kids working on their entries soon. She then told me they were due TODAY!!! So I ran back inside, got Ethan and Ashton out of bed and they started contemplating their design ideas. The theme this year is "Horse Power" since the World Equestrian Games will be in town in a few weeks. My neighbor told me the idea her hubs came up with and said we should do his idea. He said to use "horse power" as a muscle car theme, instead of a horse theme. So the 2 big boys ran with it. We found clip art online and they used my Mickey Mouse Light Up Desk to trace away. I thought they turned out pretty good.

So this morning, I woke Ryan up bright and early (6:15am!!!) and started on his design. He did not like the tracing idea so on to stencils he went! I think he did a great job too!!!

Today the each class votes on their class entries. The winners of each class go on to the entire school vote next week. If you remember, Ethan and Ashton both won their class entries last year!

I'll keep you posted on the status of their entries! Good Luck Ethan, Ashton and Ryan. We are sure proud of you all for trying your best!!

 

Everyday Kentucky

Today the two older boys stayed after school for tutoring/extended day learning. On days like this, I need to pick them up about an hour after school lets out. While waiting in the parent pick up line a few cars behind me arrived this . . . in line to pick up his child.














Only in Kentucky!

Another Favorite!

Today was (possibly) my last day working for the U.S. Census Bureau. My day consisted of driving to Paris, KY then to Frankfort, KY. After a couple short meetings at both locations, I headed back to Georgetown. After a short stint in G-Town I ventured back to Frankfort. While there, me and my assistants (Ryan and Brinley) pulled over to the Scenic Overlook at took a nice picture of the Kentucky State Capital. It is a different view than we have taken before. It is such a beautiful place. Following our 2 second diversion, we continued on to our meeting, just in time for it to be moved to Paris. So back we went to Paris. After a brief meeting there I headed back to another quick meeting in Georgetown. I logged 160 miles today!

I have absolutely loved working for the U.S. Census Bureau. I have met a lot of wonderful people as well as some total goonbirds! I guess that is what makes the world go round, right? I will miss my job, but will be even more prepared and ready in 10 years when the decennial census returns. Until then . . .

More, in THIS case, is a Good Thing

Today, while yardsale-ing we were on a quest to find a barn with an American flag painted on it. Not to buy (of course), but to get a picture of for my MIL. We didn't find one, but found a bunch of other beauties. A big shout out to Matt who didn't grumble once when asked to "pull over - I need to take a picture!"

But . . . not to completely disappoint . . . we found a sweet American Flag painted on the side of a VFW in Frankfort, KY.