Day 5 and 6: Baby it's cold outside!

Wednesday was a relaxing day.  Melissa and Will went out to breakfast so I got to play with Kristen and Sam all morning long.  Of course that means we had to break out the arts and crafts!  After coloring coloring sheets for awhile we decided to be adventurous.  Kristen loves butterflies and I found glitter.  What does that mean?  You guessed it we made our own sparkly butterflies for her bedroom!  I also have a new respect for moms having to do everything one handed and keeping vigil!  Sam wanted to help and as he sat in my lap got a handful of glitter!  Who says boys don't sparkle? 
Once Melissa was back and Will was off to work, we girls decided it was time to get serious about Spring.  Time to Dye Easter eggs!!!  But of course we couldn't die normal eggs oh no we had glitter eggs! Kristen was quite enthralled with the egg that exploded while boiling, but we made beautiful eggs with very little mess.  One thing we learned is that you really didn't need the special kit, you could have used normal glitter, but it made each egg unique and special. 
After our mess was all cleaned up (two glitter projects equals lots of glitter mess that will hang around for a bit), we introduced Kristen to perhaps the best movie to date from Disney.  (I say perhaps, since I am still torn between this and Beauty and the Beast...let's say tied for best movie to date) Tangled!  It captivated her (or it did in my head) and she loved it as much as she should with the proper gasps, giggles, and tears where needed.  I of course had a glitter day and Zachary Levi, so it was win win.  We then went to church and I got to see a very large, young congregation at work.  It was really nice to see so many little ones running around.

Thursday was supposed to be the long awaited zoo day.  The Louisville Zoo is famous for its polar bear exhibit and if you know me I am a little into polar bears ever since my Daddy gave me Mr. Bear when I was a very little girl.  However, who would have thought Louisville would be a meat locker in the middle of March! Not only was it bitterly cold, but there was a baby we were unsure we could keep warm (when I say baby I am talking about me! I did not pack for 30 degree weather and this southern girl was not feeling the hypothermia I am sure would follow!)  So instead we ventured to the Louisville Derby grounds.  Did you know on Derby day the infield (area in the center of the track) holds so many people it becomes the 3rd largest city in Kentucky?  Just the infield! And I thought Game day in Athens was bad!  They have almost 200,000 people in a very small area for Derby day! No thank you! However, the hats are awesome! I have an idea, how about this year we have our own Derby Day and make hats and watch it on TV...Amber Jo? Sam? Could be fun!  Anyway, we also got to see a miniature horse.  Kristen's mind was a little blown as to why it wasn't a pony.  It was a lot of fun to see something so Louisville! We even got to walk out to the track!

To end the day we went to a women's conference being held at Melissa's church.  There are a billion women in attendance.  It's kind of like a DNOW for adults.  There is worship with a great leader, a speaker and then you break off into small groups to discuss follow up questions.  There are 3 sessions over the course of 2 days (only difference, we go home and go to sleep at reasonable hours).  It is really nice to see a church so compassionate about its women's ministry.  It is already a great conference and I look forward to its conclusion tomorrow.
 
So, there it is!  Still haven't found any blue grass, but to be fair its thirty four degrees and March! Tomorrow concludes my vacation and I must force myself to  make the long drive back to reality...