Thursday, May 30, 2019

DAY TRIPPIN'

Scott, Katia and I decided to take a day off!  We rented a car, and drove to Natural Bridge State Park.  We hiked.  We saw.  We took lots of pictures.  And we had a blast together!  (BTW I'm so sorry this post is so picture saturated... but everything was gorgeous!  I had over 200 pictures to choose from....)
The top of the bridge
This bridge was very unstable... but kinda fun.
Beginning the day...
Looking down... I don't get too close to the edge... unlike my husband and daughter...
I love these two soooo much!
Look at those roots!
Kotten Kandy and I love taking silly selfies...
We never get bored...
And sometimes Scott joins in...
And we make memories!
Balancing life!
The Natural Bridge would be called an Arch in Utah... but it's a Bridge in Kentucky!  It was pretty spectacular.  We enjoyed going under it and walking over it.
The hike was difficult because of the 77% humidity.  But we made it and had fun doing so.
This tunnel was only big enough for one car at a time.
Kinda spooky and cool at the same time!
This is Chimney Rock.
I liked it.
Isn't my daughter special?!
She loves nature!
And she loves hanging out with her parents!
I couldn't ask for a better kid!
Scott wanted to pose with a "natural" umbrella...
These leaves were huge.
And they were everywhere.
Cool lady!
Awesome husband!
Wonderful daughter!
Terrific guy!
Meditating in nature.... Ummmmmmm...
Us!
This is so funny!
I love my husband!
Hanging close to the edge.
Me
We also went to Devil's Gulch.  It was a steep hike down... and a bit scary.  But, again, we made it!
Then we went to see the Chimney Rock and the Princess Arch.  Both were absolutely beautiful!
After a happy, and exhausting, day of hiking, we decided to try and find an usual restaurant in Lexington to have dinner.  We found an place called Tolly-Ho.  They serve breakfast AND hamburgers 24 hours a day.  They have old fashioned video games.  They have milk shakes.  They were delicious.  We really enjoyed this out of the way place.  Yes, we recommend it.
Such a fun eclectic restaurant...
Yummmmm.
I loved spending time with my husband and baby girl.  I look forward to spending more time exploring with Scott.  And I'm really going to miss my Kotten Kandy for the next 18 months while she serves the Lord as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Today was LOVELY!

Sunday, May 26, 2019

SO MUCH WONDERFUL

Life with Skittles is AWESOME!
Just hanging out with my grandson!
He's so kissable!
Mom is exhausted... Karmel is protective... And Skittles is cuddley...
Practically Perfect
It made my heart happy to see daddy reading to his son!
I LOVE this photo!
And life with Starburst is also AWESOME!
I'm getting loves from all of my Bettenhausen kiddos!
Nothing better than holding two....!
Our Stake Conference was EPIC!  We loved sharing the moments with the Bettenhausen kiddos... and we love our new stake presidency.
Red Robin after the Saturday session...
And Cody colored the activities to keep himself entertained!
Raisin needed some extra loves!
And Jelly Bean colored pictures for his mom and baby brother!
Our new stake presidency!
I don't know President Johnson, but President Bednar and President Call are awesome, good men!
Music Recitals ROCK!  Especially when they are my amazing students!  I'm so proud of ALL of them!
I LOVE these kids!
And some of "MY" amazing kids had other concerts too....
I got to attend one of my student's recitals at the Kentucky Performance Center!
She's amazing!  And I truly love her!
I also got to see another of my students perform in a recorder performance at her school.
She is such a sweetie!  And I love watching her grow!
And Cody is 22!  I have an amazing son!
Cody didn't want a birthday cake.  His mother used to make him cookie cakes.
We all didn't mind, as long as he shared!
For his birthday, Cody wanted to learn how to make sushi.
Scott and he love California Rolls.
So they learned how to make them.
And they were delicious!
Cody ate his rolls like a burrito.
But Scott cut his up.
They are pretty.
Every home needs a beautiful version of Chess...
And a few dragon statues...
And new games are the bomb!
Happy Birthday, Cody!