Alex and I flew to Kentucky on Wednesday evening, June 30th and didn't return until Tuesday evening, July 5th. We had a fantastic trip! Grandma and Grandpa Bryant welcomed us with open arms and lots of goodies!
The plane ride itself was a lot of fun for Alex. He didn't understand where we were until he looked out the window while we were eating our pizza in the airport food plaza. Then he exclaimed, "Plane!" Needless to say, we had to move to a better spot to get a good view!
Traveling with Alex wasn't as much of a challenge as I thought it would be. I brought my purse, a VERY HEAVY duffel bag, and he brought a rolling Cars backpack. If Alex wasn't in the pop-up stroller, I put the duffel bag in it. If he was, I draped the duffel bag over the handle and prayed the thing wouldn't break. LOL. He was very good and didn't give me much trouble. On the plane ride he had all the ladies charmed. The flight was completely booked but that didn't stop us from walking up and down the aisle a few times. He had one lady playing cars with him, one playing peek a boo, and one actually let him play with Angry Birds on her iPad which he thought was pretty cool!
We got to Kentucky and were tired but Grandma and Grandpa were a sight for sore eyes! We got back to their place after midnight and Alex was very happy for a diaper change and a comfy place to sleep! The next day we began exploring the small farm. We met chickens, ducks, goats, cows, and horses! Alex had a great time being out in the country.
Alex quickly took to both of his grandparents. He loved sitting with his Grandpa and having their two smalls dogs, Spice and Cash, join them on "Papa's" lap. They threw Alex a birthday party on the patio. Grandpa baked some mini cupcakes then Grandma and I did the decorations. There were balloons, presents, and lots of yummy food! Alex especially liked his Grandma's beans. He ate some cake, a hot dog, fruit, and beans for supper that night and was very pleased! They did a great job with the party and I could tell Alex had a great time.... especially with his cool Birthday Boy pin.
Another highlight of the trip was Zumba class (maybe more for mommy than Alex!) It was really fun to attend a local Zumba class in the elementary school auditorium. Alex danced and ran around and a whole bunch of ladies rocked it out! Afterward we played at the playground and returned there again later in the week.
Alex kept saying "My cake!" through-out the week and one of us would get him another mini-cupcake. They didn't last long. Another discovery- Sunny D makes Alex super duper hyper. Wow. Big no no. He also really like Kool Aid made with Sweet n Low. (Grandma and Grandpa are both diabetic.)
The day we returned home, we spent some time in Lexington before going back to the airport. We ate lunch at Chic Fil A which was a special treat for mommy. I swelled with pride seeing Alex really enjoy his chicken nuggets since I used to bread them back in the day when I worked there. I did everything in that place and the food was real meat and yummy! After lunch we went to the Explorium which was really fun. They had lots of cool displays and Alex got to blow some stink off of him. Grandma and Grandpa also got him a cool shirt as a souvenir.
From my perspective, Alex enjoyed spending time with his grandparents the best and the animals came in second. He is going to treasure future trips to Kentucky I am sure.
Since I put so many pictures on Facebook, I am only posting a few here. BUT - enjoy the videos!
Alex and Barack, the goat. If you listen, you can hear him saying, "More more?" to Barack. Also, he makes a tickling noise that we taught him. What a sweetie!
Alex throwing scratch to the ducks. Alex LOVED the ducks. He thought they were much more interesting than the chickens because they were let free to roam the yard (meaning he could chase them!) He chased those poor ducks everywhere.
