You Know You're From Kentucky When....(and happy 20 months LL)

Yes, I really do enjoy and embrace my "Kentucky" side every once in a while!! Now, my hubby has Kentucky blood too...so well...we both enjoy heading that way from time to time to take in ALL that the BIG BLUE GRASS STATE has to offer!! :)

So, seriously...I do believe Kentucky just has some things that other states DON'T!!! For example...How many states have DINOSAUR WORLD?? Well, we'd never ventured over to old "Dinosaur World" before...so this past Saturday...we loaded up the kiddos and headed that way!!

You know you're from Kentucky when you drive down the interstate and there our Dinosaurs on the side of the road letting you know that "Dinosaur World" is the next exit!! Our kids were screaming with excitement!!! How many times in your life do you get the above pic?? Only in Kentucky!!

LL didn't find it quite as exciting at the rest of the kids did, so she took a little snooze at old Dino World!!

My 5 yr. old Hal was enjoying climbing on the dinosaurs one minute...and literally the next:

He lost his FIRST tooth!!! Yes, my Hal lost his FIRST tooth at Dinosaur world...something he'll probably never forget!! He was a little traumatized..but it was loose and ready to go!! :) Poor guy!! :) BUT he got excited and happy when he realized the tooth fairy would be coming AND he beat his 1st cousin Haiden to lose their first tooth!! :)

So, on the same street as "Dinosaur World"...you can literally drive up and down the street and find ALL these crazy attractions like: Haunted Houses, Caves, and my favorite: Bumper Boats!! Someone seriously put an above ground pool on their farm and stuck some boats on it and painted a sign above it and they call it "Bumper Boats" and charge people to come and ride!! There was even a Ski Lift (minus the skiing) that took you over the farm (but it had no seat belts and I'm unsure if ANYONE has EVER come to check on this RIDE and I'm pretty sure it would never pass codes...so we passed on that one) BUT the Bumper Boats were really fun....Only in Kentucky!!! :)

Another stop was the Put Put Golf!! The kids loved it!!

(oh, i love seeing her reach for his hand...just too sweet)

You know you're in Kentucky when you find this trampoline jumping device on the side of the road too..and they charge you to jump...All on the same street as Dinosaur World...You just can't get any better than this folks!! The kids were in heaven!!! :) (above, they even let my 3 yr. old George do it...not sure there were any rules to this place...they asked if LL wanted to do it..I kindly passed :)

Above, all the kids waiting on Hal to finish...What you can't see is my 6 yr. old Julia crying because she said that 5 yr. old Hal jumped "better" than her and did "better" flips than she did...They are a year apart and slightly competitive with one another!! :) It's a MUST with 5 kids to leave EVERY fun place with at least ONE kid crying...just wouldn't feel RIGHT if it didn't happen!! :)

(above, Hal's jumping ability that left Julia in tears :)

How about a pickle break?? Ok, so does every place in America offer LARGE pickles in a murky jar of water for 99 cents?? Or is this just a Kentucky thing??? Just wondering!!

And, just when you think you've seen it all...You head on down the road a bit more..and the kids scream when they see that someone has a WATER SLIDE in their front yard and the sign read, "Slide for 10 bucks ALL DAY"....Well...yes, we're suckers for some fun....So, we pull over..open the back..throw on their suits...and they run for it!!! BUT, in the end...only my two competitive middle children 5 yr old Hal and 6 yr. old Julia would go down the BIG slide...8 yr. old helen was too scared..and well... the babies weren't offered the chance!! :) But these two, above, wouldn't dare allow the other to show them up...so off they went...and they had a blast while the rest of us cheered them on!!!

***We then packed up 5 VERY sleepy kids and headed back to TN!!! They said they can't wait to go back next summer!! :) Our kids think KENTUCKY IS THE BEST!!! And, every once in a while...Daddy and I completely agree with them!! :)

***And, Happy 20 months LL!! I can't believe we're OUT of the teens and only 4 months away from you being TWO!! Oh, hurt my heart!! Crazy how fast time is flying....and we're so blessed to have you experiencing OUR CRAZY ADVENTURES with us each and every day!! God couldn't have made a more perfect child for our family!! :) Happy 20 months LL and Happy Friday to you all, kj

ps...go read www.ordinaryheroblog.blogspot.com My big sister Kelly is posting from Ethiopia...Tell me you couldn't love one of those sweet babies?? I can't wait to go back!! In every orphaned face..all I see is Lucy Lane!! kj