Farm Fun

Hello friends! I am pleased to announce my return to the living! Work has settled down (a bit) and the morning sickness is starting to ease off (hopefully there won't be a rebound). I've been woefully inadequate with blogging (posting, reading, and commenting) as of late, but I'm hoping to rectify that in the coming weeks.

I'm so behind in blogging, I'm just now posting pictures from our trip to my hometown of Harrodsburg - which trip was over a month ago! Alexandra and I drove the hour from Louisville to see my parents and some of my extended family - she has such a love of animals that I also wanted to take her to my grandmother's and uncle's farms to see a few of her favorites.

At my Mamma's farm, Alexandra and Mimi (my mom) were greeted by Lily, the sweetest dog that has ever graced God's green earth.


Alexandra was intrigued by the rooster and chickens. In case you haven't had an up-close experience with chickens, they are the dumbest and meanest animals EVER. No, I'm not being cruel, that's just how it is. Alexandra would have walked right into that chicken coop if we would have let her.


Alexandra wanted to search for some cows but alas there were none at my Mamma's farm - so instead she enjoyed standing on the fence like a little cowgirl and watching Kit and Kate, two horses my grandparents have owned for years.


Looks like a natural, doesn't she?


From Mamma's, we headed to my Uncle Steve's to see some more horses and to see those elusive cows that Alexandra kept issuing demands for.

Horses are my personal favorite...I snapped dozens of pictures of this handsome guy.



Alexandra was a little skittish around my Uncle's large tractor, but she thought the riding lawn-mower/tractor was just her size.


We headed out of the barn in our continued search for cows, though I couldn't seem to turn my attention away from these beauties.


At long last, we found the cows, who were smart and had chosen to stand under trees for shade, out in the field. Uncle Steve wanted to make his little great-niece happy, so he called for the cows and summoned them closer with a bucket of feed. Alexandra wasn't content with just observing them from outside of the gate. No, my child wanted to go out in the field and stand with the cows while they ate. I swear, my daughter has absolutely no fear - at least when it comes to large animals. I guess the fact she has been around an 80 pound Lab all of her short life has made her pretty confident around animals!

Uncle Steve leading Alexandra out for a closer view of the cows:


I swear, this one looks like he was actually sticking his tongue out at the camera....rude little bugger.


Enjoy your weekends! Today is a special day for us, it's my husband's 35th birthday. Happy Birthday Ryan, we love you!