Playing in Norfolk

Friday, October 23, 2015 - Norfolk, VA

When we came in we said hello to everyone.  :)  Michael J's family arrived early evening on Thursday.   Mike and I were exhausted and after saying hello we headed for bed for a couple of hours. 

The kids were given a mask to color and seemed to have a great time.  I was sitting across the table from Alex when Ami came to see me.

I asked Alex if I could take a picture of him and this is what I got.  :)

 But I did get this one.

Avander was to busy to look up.

Gracie always likes coming to Jess's and she found her favorite spot.  I think it makes people that are walking by a little nervous, but she never has tried to jump over the fence.

Just before dinner Ami was eating her snack and she decided to share it with Papa.

After getting Ami ready for bed she was sitting in Papa's lap licking one of the masks.  When she pulled it away from her face she had red ink all over her face.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Travel to Norfolk

Thursday, October 22, 2015 - Norfolk, VA

Right after Mike got off work we headed for Norfolk.  We were on the road before 6:00pm.  It is a 10 hour drive as long as you don't make any stops.  We arrived in Norfolk around 5:30am, but we knew if we went into the house the dogs we bark and wake everyone up.  So we decided we would have breakfast.  We found an IHOP not too far from Jess's house.  I sent Jess a text message to let her know we were in town and to let us know when people were getting up.  We took our time eating and finally left IHOP around 6:30am.  We then went to WalMart to walk around, but we were very tired after driving all night, so we parked out front Jess's and waited for a text message.  :)  Around 7:30am Friday morning Jess, Ami and Avander came out to let us know they were up.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Hiking

Sunday, October 18, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

After Mass this morning we went to Winters Hall at Campbellsville University for their breakfast buffet.  It is amazing the number of people that come here after church services.  The buffet is really good.

When we got back Gracie and I went for a hike while Mike went over to the flying field to fly his planes.  Close to the trail head the trails are very muddy, mostly because of the horses that also use the trails. 

But once you are past the mud the views are beautiful.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Abraham Lincoln

Saturday, October 17, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

This week has been the usual, get up, go to work, come home have dinner, relax, go to bed and do it all over again the next day.  :)  Well I still have to walk Gracie too.  Last night we went down to Jan and Dale's campsite for enjoyment around the campfire.  Donna and Joe joined us.  They are staying at the state park.  We had a really nice time.

This morning Mike and I decided to go up to Hodgenville, KY to go to Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park.  We have passed this park numerous times over the years on our way to and from Lake Cumberland.  We never stopped because we just wanted to get to the lake or home.  :)  It is only about a 45 minute drive away and it is a beautiful day, so off we went.

The visitor center is very nice and they have a movie of the young life of Abraham Lincoln.

Then you walk out to the memorial that has been built next to sinking springs.  Inside the memorial is the house he lived until age 2.

To the left of the stairs are some stairs that go down to the sinking spring.

The Nancy Lincoln Inn was built to give visitors a place to stay while visiting the area.  Currently it is not open.

After we left the park we headed into town and went to the Lincoln Museum.  This is not part of the National Park system, but it was a nice museum.  Prior to going in we checked out the town circle, which is dedicated to Lincoln also.

In the museum we found this proclamation the Lincoln declared in 1863.  It is something we need today also!

In case you can't read it, it says:  "We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has grown.  But we have forgotten God.  It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins...I do by this my proclamation, designated and set apart Thursday, the 30th of April, 1863 as a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer...that the united cry of the Nation will be heard on high."

Next we went to the house at Knob Creek where Abraham Lincoln lived until he was 7.

The little building on the right side of the picture is the boyhood home.  The bigger building was an Inn, but it is not open right now.  In fact this is the first weekend this location has been open since last year.  They did some upgrades to the property and it looks really nice.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

 

Nothing Special

Sunday, October 11, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

We went to Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, then went over to the university cafeteria for breakfast.  They serve some good meals there.

When we got back Mike started working on putting his luggage rack on his XR-650.  He did not need my help, so Gracie and I headed over to the state park and walked the North Trail and Turkey Bluff Trail.  On our way to the trails we saw this bird on the road.

When we got back to the parking lot there were a lot of horse trailers parked there.

When I got back Mike did need a little help getting one of the bolts on.  He finally finished installing the luggage rack.  He will now be able to carry the tail bag with his lunch box.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Motorcycle Ride

Saturday, October 10, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

The weather today was beautiful, so we decided it would be a good day to go on a motorcycle ride.  We don't figure we will get many more nice days.  The leaves are starting to turn colors, so it made for a very nice ride.  :)  We did not go anywhere special, just for a ride.  Oh, we did stop by DQ for some ice cream before heading back to the trailer.

It was another wonderful day!

Lane Motor Museum

Friday, October 9, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

Well it has been a while since I have updated the blog.  The internet here has been slow to not at all.  :(  It drives me nuts when I try to update the blog and the internet keeps going up and down.  Especially on days I have a lot of picture, like today.  :)  Then when I fall behind I have a hard time getting in the mood to catch up.  On Friday, November 6, 2015, they worked on the internet and it seems to be much better, so hopefully I will get the blog caught up and keep it up real soon.  :)  I will do my best to remember what we did.  :)

Back to October 9.

The plan for today was to get up early and head for Nashville, TN.  We did not get up early as early as we planned, but we headed for Nashville, TN anyway.  Traffic was the real pits!  We finally made it to Lane Motor Museum.  The Lane Motor Museum is home of the largest European car collection in the U.S.  It was really a neat museum.  We would highly recommend it.

Here are a couple of the pictures Mike took while we were there:

Ok, so it was a lot of pictures.  :) 

After the museum we thought we would stop by the mall to see if we could find a quilt.  Well that was a real waste of time.  There were a couple of quilts at Bed Bath and Beyond, but that was it.  While we were there we stopped at a restaurant in the mall called Claim Jumper.  It was ok, but nothing special.  I really wanted to go to over to the Grand Ole Opry, but it was getting late and we needed to get back to Campbellsville. 

It was another wonderful day!