Jess, Jimmy and I took Jamey out to my Mom's house on Saturday. He got to feed and pet the horse across the road. They weren't too sure of each other at first...

But curiosity soon got the better of at least one of them

He climbed his first tree , with a bit of help =)
(looks proud doesn't he)






My dad, Jimmy and the Yorkies conked out after a while. My mom's house has always been very condusive to a good nap.

Then on Sunday, what was left of Ike collided with a cold front right over us resulting in 70 mph wind gusts. It's kind of wierd to have a Cat 1 in Louisville =/. My house didn't sustain any real damage but some of my neighbors, unfortunately, weren't so lucky.

Labor Day Weekend fun

Everyone gathered at my In-laws place at the Lake for the holiday. We ate... ALOT. We went for a ride on the pontoon. We swam. Jamey and my niece are only 2 months apart in age so they got to meet and play together a bit. Jamey absolutely loved riding the boat, and Sydnie, at two, is already like a little fish in the water.

I have house guests!

One of them comes with toys

And adorable little shoes

This is the adorable little boy who fills those shoes

We took Jamey to Bernheim Forest (a local nature preserve, arboretum and research forest) and he had a great time

He even made some new friends

Jamey and his Mommy and Daddy are moving back to Kentucky from Florida and are staying with us for a few weeks until they find a house. I will be posting especially for Aunt Jamie who they left behind in Florida and who , I know, misses him very much.

waiting for china girl

Last week I flew down to Florida to spend time with friends. I've known Jamie and Jessica (wh0 are cousins) since the dawn of time, or at least since Jess was a toddler. I only get to see them once or twice a year so I always look forward to our visits. However, Jess and her husband and their little boy are moving back up to Ky. so I will be seeing alot more of them now, which suits me fine =). I adore her little boy and had a blast entertaining him all week. I think he kinda views me as a human jungle gym. We went to the beach a couple of times. We even went for swim at night which was cool until a critter (stingray we think) brushed by Jamie so we took that as our cue and skedaddled out of the water. We had a great time at Busch Gardens. But mostly we just enjoyed hanging out and catching up. I rode back to Ky. with Jess to help her with the drive. Her husband had gone on ahead of us with their truck and a U-Haul. Jamey watched "Cars" a total of FIVE times on the way home. He's obsessed..he calls it "my Queen". Hey, whatever keeps the 2 year old happy on the loooong trip home is okay with me =).