Grandma & Grandpa

I took a long shot a few months back and invited my parents to come out for my Birthday... to my surprise and much appreciation they said YES!  They were only with us for a few days, but we will take what we can.  We spent our first day at the farm and then this is what we did the rest of the time.



Nature Walk

We went to a park around here and walked around in the beautiful fall colored trees.  We ended by playing on the swings.  It was really weird watching my parents swing, since I don't know if I ever have seen them swing.  There is a first for everything.

Abraham Lincoln

We took an adventure down to Abraham's birthplace and boyhood home.  We stopped at the library before we drove down to get childrens books about Abraham.  We read about him as a child being born in Kentucky and then when he was 7 years old he moved to Indiana.  We first stopped at his birthplace and saw a replica log cabin that they believe is made from the same logs as Abraham's birthplace home.  Then went and saw sinking springs which is always dripping water, which was pretty amazing to see since we have been in a drought.  Where does the water come from when it hasn't rained for months?

 Boyhood Home

Next we went to see Lincoln's boyhood home and were able to walk in the small cabin. It's amazing how small the houses were back then. So much less to clean. We also walked in the river that Lincoln almost drowned in when he was a boy. Yes, walked in since there was no water in it. I don't know if it is from the drought or something else.


The last day my parents were here we spent it at soccer games. Unfortunately they both played at the same time that they had to split their time between games and ended up not seeing Bryson play, but it was fun having them there cheering for the kids on the sideline.

Thank you Mom & Dad for coming out for my birthday to spend time with me and my family. It really means A LOT to me and we won't forget all the memories that we made!