Spring Break!

We just got back from a great spring break week in Kentucky/Ohio! B and Alli (my brother and sister-in-law) live in Kentucky right on the border of the two states (15 mins from Cincinnati). Ty did and oral surgery externsip at Ohio State University for part of the week while Mckinlay and I stayed with the McKBrennans. However, it was quite the ordeal getting there. Last weekend the Ohio area had the biggest snow storm they have had in 40 years! We left Boston last Saturday morning at 6am and flew to Detroit where we were supposed to catch a flight to Dayton, OH. Long story short--we were re-routed 4 times and ended up flying to Louisville (which when pronounced correctly you sound like your mouth is full of marbles) and staying in a hotel (thanks B!) over night until the roads were clear enough for B to drive down and pick us up the next day. Because of all our re-routing, we were the Luggageless Lovelesses until Monday night at 10 pm. Ty was supposed to be at his externship Monday morning at 6am, but couldn't go with his stuff. So I drove him up to Columbus ( a 2 and a 1/2 hour drive) at 4 am on Tuesday morning. Although we never want to look at the clothes we wore for three days in a row again, we got to go on a shopping spree courtesy of Northwest Airlines. They said they would reimburse us up to $150 for the 3 days we didn't have our luggage. So, instead of buying things we needed for those few days, we bought Mckinlay's summer clothes, a new dress and shoes for me and new slacks and a belt of Ty! Oh how we love Target! We would highly recommend a luggage delay if in need of a few things to spruce up the wardrobe.

Since we got Ty for an extra day we were able to go to the fabulous Children's Museum together. Thanks for lending Mckinlay your darling outfit Addy-Lou! Otherwise she would have had to go in her pink jammies!
Alli and I went to Jungle Jim's. It is a huge foodie's market with all foods foreign (Except for my luscious Kinder Bueno's! The sign was there, but no hazelnut goodness to be found.).We went to a horse race at Turfway Park because would it have been a real trip to Kentucky without going!? There was lots of poop, lots of cigar smoke and lots of thick accents. It was great!
Did I mention Mckinlay got Pink Eye? Poor sad-eyed little girl.
I think my favorite place we went was the Krohn Conservatory in Cincaniti. We went on Saturday when the men could join us. It was an awesome greenhouse with several rooms. It felt like Hawaii when we walked in. I think I could have spent all day in there. Ty is now convinced we need a green house of the same caliber, but on a smaller scale in in our house one day. I told him to add it to the list.
That afternoon we went to Newport on the Levee for some good eats and a great view of the river.
Mckinlay has turned into "super walker girl" and is loving the independence and freedom. She has discovered how fun it is to run in and out of dressing rooms, under roped areas, and under clothing racks. But she still can't pass up the opportunity to hold her daddy's hand.
Thanks for a great time B, Alli and Addy. We love you and all the great food we had. :) Start placing your requests for your Boston trip!
Forget the greenhouse feeling like Hawaii! I think our pasty selves all could use a trip to Hawaii! Hee hee. (Sorry for the crappy picture. It's the only one of all of us.)
And I gotta post this darling pic of my cute litle peanut Addy-Lou. What a baby doll!