This past weekend we were able to take a trip to Kentucky to see Amos' grandparents. We had a really good time. Happy Papaw always has lots of stories to tell and Grandma Betty is a really good cook. Before we left, we didn't know if we were going to be able to make the trip or not and John said he really wanted to go because Grandma Betty was such a good cook, and that she is. The children would say, "Happy Papaw, tell us another story about.." These are memories to always cherish.
Gracie with Grandma Betty's Doll. They both are doll lovers.
Are you wondering why we call him Happy Papaw? Well, he is a happy fellow, but here's the real story. Amos says when they were growing up that his mom use to call her dad Pappy, but they thought she was saying Happy, so the name stuck.We were also able to go see our dear friends the Rowe's. They have a very beautiful place. They made us feel so welcome. John and Gracie enjoyed playing with Mrs. Rowe's toys and she let them take the toys in the picture below home. Plus she fed them cookies like only a grandma would. Next time we hope to spend more time at their house.
From the Rowe's house we headed to the Kentucky Horse Park. Amos has been several times, but the children and I have never been. The Lord really blessed us with a beautiful day. Gracie is such a horse lover and instinctively gallops around the house like a horse. She had fallen asleep on the drive to the horse park, but woke up very quickly when she found out where we were. 
Gracie rocking on the horse with daddy by her side. 
John loves fountains and he had to see this one twice.
This is the first horse we stumbled upon and he seemed very interested in eating. We didn't have anything for him to eat, but we all really wanted to pet him. The other horses in this corral were not interested in us petting them, so we stuck it out with this one.
The horse eventually tried to take a bite of John's coat.
Gracie is as happy as a pig in slop.
The happy little girl. 
The little man 
My three best friends To be honest there were not a lot of horses in their stalls, and I was a little disappointed, but I did not say anything. The children were so excited and happy with everything they saw. I could have ruined this by talking about how I was disappointed. I kept this to myself and we all had a great time. It's a good lesson to remember that if "Mama aint happy then aint nobody happy".
I do hope to go back when they have horse shows and you can ride the horses. Gracie would love this.
