A Weekend Away at Pine Mountain State Park
A little while back Michael and I took leave of our children for a weekend. We left the kids with the grandparents, loaded up the van and headed to the Pine Mountain State Park in Eastern Kentucky. We were so far east in the state that we actually visited three different states during the trip!...
A Long Weekend at the Red River Gorge {2016}
Each year for Fall Break our family goes to Red River Gorge for a camping trip. This is one of my very favorite traditions that Michael and I have with the children. It’s a special time for just the six of us where we are away from it all and it’s just us and our...
A Day at Doe Run Lake
Since the weather has not been cooler for the past few days Michael decided to plan a canoe trip for the family. It was the first time we were taking the boys in a canoe so he wanted to go somewhere with calm water so that their first trip would be smooth sailing. He decided...
Red River Gorge {Fall 2015}
Our family loves to spend time at the Red River Gorge. Each year we spend our Fall Break tent camping and hiking at the Red River Gorge (provided the weather cooperates). When we first started going, we weren’t very good campers at all but since then I’ve read more expert camping information and reviews, bought...
Rabbit Hash
Today we took a long drive in the country and made a stop in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. We love this quaint little town on the banks of the Ohio River. It’s the only town that I know of that has a four legged friend as a mayor, a Border Collie named Lucy Lou. We have been...
West Sixth Brewing in Lexington, KY
Lexington Mini-Vacation :: In January of 2015 we took the kids to Lexington, KY for a long weekend. We spent two nights and three days exploring Lexington. We crammed as much fun as we could into those three days with activities for both the kids and the parents. Lexington is a perfect place for my family to escape to for a...
The Markland Dam
One of my favorite things to do is to take long meandering drives along winding country roads. Today we took a drive to Warsaw, Kentucky to check out the Markland Dam. The Markland Dam (or Markland Locks and Dam) is a dam bridge and locks that spans the Ohio River connecting Gallatin County in Kentucky...
Embassy Suites of Lexington
Lexington Mini-Vacation :: In January of 2015 we took the kids to Lexington, KY for a long weekend. We spent two nights and three days exploring Lexington. We crammed as much fun as we could into those three days with activities for both the kids and the parents. Lexington is a perfect place for my family to escape to for a...
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Recently I went on a tour of the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky with my friend and three of our children. Buffalo Trace Distillery has been around for more than 200 years, even lasting through Prohibition with special permission to make and sell “medicinal spirits”. This Distillery is a National Historic Landmark and home...
Frankfort, Kentucky: A Glimpse
The week before Christmas we visited our state capitol for the sad occasion of the visitation of my Godfather’s Mother. We decided to take the children with us. After visiting with family at the funeral home, we took a drive through the city of Frankfort, looked at the lights and cruised past our State Capitol...
Summer Vacation 2010 :: Pennyrile State Park
Each year we try to explore a different Kentucky State Park. This summer we spent our vacation at Pennyrile State Park. It was a wonderful getaway….hiking, swimming in the lake, grilling out, napping, crocheting, riding in a paddle boat, enjoying the scenery from our lakefront cabin, reading books, and soaking up the sunshine. This park...
