On with the story.....finally! (sidenote: I do have a Karen weekend post but I have to catch up first with back posts!)
So, we left our fabulous lunch and playtime with cousins to travel to our "surprise" for the grandparents and Nick. An Irish themed train ride thru southern/central Ky to celebrate Gotcha Day! The Irish/St. Pat's theme for the grandparents and the train ride for Nick!
Oh, my could it be....a very exclusive, one of a kind picture with me, the mama! Since our camera was on the blink......I was in more than one on this fun weekend since Ata Bob was the usual photog!
We left the Kentucky Railway Museum in the Dinner car and lucked out with the entertainment being one table away....this was awesome luck o'the Irish side of the Kitzman/Tracy clan because Nick was the ONLY child and it was Close quarters! He loved the music and entertained everyone by dancing in the aisles after we finished eating a surprisingly very good meal!
Nick in the "IRISH zone"....this picture cracks me up! It really was great music and we had a great time celebrating family and two whole years with the Kazmanian Devil!
The very handsome Kitzman men!
We had a harrowing ride back to Pat's parents condo with a hilarious encounter with the GPS guidance on a round-a-bout. Pat and I had never been to this part of ky either so it was the blind leading the blind!
Day 2 included a visit to the Dinosaur museum and Nick's first attempt at miniature golf.
You can actually see these wooly Mammoths from bluegrass pkwy along with a big obnoxious T-rex which was the official place that our camera really quick working so no pic.
We ended the day with a round of miniature golf and theatre.....Nick providing the drama! He could not comprehend that his ball would not go in the whole at first putt so in true 5 year old fashion proceeded to rant and sigh and toss his putter......maybe he will be a pro? Now, this was the most hilarious golf venue any of us had ever been a part of until this day. We , thankfully, were the only golfers and the equipment was just in a hut for you to grab and use. We are talking ripped up carpet, holes, broken windmills, rusted ramps.....it was awesome! I actually played a killer game.....hole in one even! I vote NO MORE nice courses for me! :)
Day 3 took us to Lost River Cave in Bowling Green. It was a short boat ride but Nick loved it. The cave was well known as a big band spot (Benny Goodman and the like!). The opening had a big bandstand and dance floor. Apparently, it was known for its "natural" air conditioning so you could dance all night in the heat of the summer! Nick was great on the boat ride and we even had to practically lay flat to get into the main part of the cave......the ceiling was VERY low for the first few feet. He totally thought that was cool!
Getting ready to DUCK to go in the cave.
At the entrance building for the cave, they had a mining area for the kids to "mine" for stones found in the area. I think Pat and I enjoyed digging thru the rocks more than Nick. He has a nice collection of "jewels" as souvenirs!
At the entrance building for the cave, they had a mining area for the kids to "mine" for stones found in the area. I think Pat and I enjoyed digging thru the rocks more than Nick. He has a nice collection of "jewels" as souvenirs!
We had a great lunch on the square in BG and drove by Western Ky Univ on the way back to the Condo. Yeah, they were the ones that didn't pay their coach millions and millions and actually made it to the NCAA tournament...hmmmm?
We had a great time with Grandma Ruth and Ata Bob and look forward to seeing them in June for their big 50th wedding anniversary celebration in Mexico....hopefully??
Spring break pictures and stories will be next and then the most anticipated Kcubed weekend rap up will debut.......
5 comments:
Hey - no fair!!! Looks like you had a better Paddy's day than us!! We took the day off work to bring the kids to St. Patricks day mass in St. Mikes cathedral downtown and then the plan was to hit an Irish pub for lunch/music to indoctrinate our kids to their Irish roots!! What a load of cr**...the first one we tried to go to was charging $10 in admission charge (for kids and us) just to go for lunch........the second one had NO kiddies menu...and finally success, the third one had no cover charge, a kiddies menu......we were delighted until we sat our bums down and found out - NO MUSIC!!!! We would have thoroughly enjoyed the Irish train ride you guys were on!!
Anyway lovey congrats on your two year anniversary of meeting your cute little Kaz man! I go home to Dublin next week for a week and then when we come back get ready for Kazapalooza!! It will be so much FUN!!
Happy 2 years! Sounds like such a fun way to celebrate! My kids would have loved the train ride!
Wow - Akiva would have been ecstatic with that train! I am committed to finding him a "real" train for his birthday in a couple weeks. He noticed the one at the zoo doesn't run on a track, so that won't cut it anymore.
You guys have such adventures together - these will all be wonderful memories for Nick one day, and maybe he'll even have your blog to show his children!
Keep it up!
Love, Carol
Congratulations on 2 years! Looks like a lot of fun, especially the train ride! I have been by that Dino museum on the way to Louisville, I think. :)
Funny comment about the pic of you. I hate pics of me. :)
What a fun time—trains, Irish music, dinosaurs, cave—how will you top this? Gotcha Day should come 'round more often. (You put our first gotcha day to shame.) Great photos—handsome boys indeed.
Speaking of photos, I've got a bunch of you on my blog. You're just all over the place. LOL
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