Kentucky Vacation

:: just a little late at posting this ::

 5/16/13

We took our first family vacation to Kentucky!  We even flew down there and Brexton did great!  The way out he actually only slept during our layover in the airport, but on the way home he slept both flights...probably since we were flying at 6 am!!  

Kory's brother, Kyle, was in a wedding in Lousville, KY.  We got to know the bride and groom since the groom was in Kyle's wedding!  The couple was so gracious to open up their home for us to stay in while we were there!  We also couldn't pass up a chance to spend time with Marquette and Miss Breckette too!  

The first day we were there, we went with the groom, Brad, and his family to Churchill Downs!  It was actually race day so we got to experience the racing atmosphere!  The guys even got into betting on the horses!  Unfortunately, I think we left more money there than we came home with!!  

Saturday was wedding day!  We just spent the morning hanging out and made lunch.  Then we were off to the wedding!  It was a beautiful outdoor wedding at this farm!  The farm had a greenhouse plus petting zoo that was open to us!!  There were also outdoor games, kids table, and other fun things at the wedding!!

instead of carrying the ring...this little cutie carried a sign!

the bride and her father walking down the aisle

wedding party....Kyle is the bestman

heading to the petting zoo

the beautiful wedding venue

Miss Breckette telling quite the story!

bestman speech

dunk tank...or so thought Kyle and Brexton

b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. FAMILY

On Sunday, we attended church with the newleyweds and Brad's family!  We ate brunch then went to hang out at the Abel residence!  They have an old car they took out for a cruise!  Brexton fell in love with their chickens!  haha  They even had a four-wheeler they got to cruise around on!  

Towards evening time, Brexton and Breckette stayed with Nana and Papa and we went out with Kyle, Marquette, Brad, and Amber.  We walked this new beautiful bridge that was recently built!  Then off to supper to Kyle and Marquette at Cheesecake factory.

We had a wonderful time in beautiful Kentucky!!  Thank you Brad and Amber, and Vincent and Marla for all you did for us!!  We can not wait to come back and hope you can visit Nebraska again SOON!!

Austin's Graduation

We celebrated Austin's high school graduation a few weekends ago!  What a fun weekend full of family and friends!  We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments!!  So excited for you as you start this next chapter in your life at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln!

We also had a little fun decoration his pickup!  He has gotten all of us good plus a few others so we all teamed up for payback!  I'd say we got him good!!!  :)  Love you brother!

Aaron's Graduation and meeting his goats

Nana, Papa, and us road tripped down to Beatrice to celebrate Aaron Bock's graduation!  Kory got to know this family when he went to college in Beatrice.  Kory worked for their family and actually lived with them during his final quarter of school!  There is no doubt that they are like second family to us!  

Aaron had is party the night before his graduation!  It was a beautiful evening for an outdoor party!  We got there early and gave Brexton the full tour of the the farm!  His favorite by far was Aaron's baby goats!  The baby goat in the picture was only a couple days old!  He was trying to mimic their noise!  He even tried to climb the fence into their pen!

Congrats Aaron on your graduation!!  We are SO PROUD of you!  Best wishes in auctioneer school and at Southeast!  We know you will do great things!!  Love you!!!

feeding Jade

bye-bye mommy :)

{silly boy}

:: what a difference a year makes ::

I wanted to get a picture of Brexton with the same boots we used in his newborn pictures to compare how much he has really grown!!  He's way to big to fit in one boot but too short yet to stand in them....so this is what we did instead!!

So THANKFUL for a healthy, very busy, one year old!!