Visited the Louisville Zoo

On Saturday (the 23rd), I went to the Louisville Zoo (here in Kentucky) with my husband, our son and my parents. It was the first time my husband or son either one had ever been to a zoo, so I was really excited to see how they reacted to everything. They looooved it! My husband liked the penguins best of all and our son loved the monkeys (he calls them 'ooh-ahhs' b/c that's the sound they make; cute, huh?!!!).

So, just wanted to share one image I took while there. Played around in PS with it and here's the result (I gave my other camera to my hubby to get some photos and he took waaaay more than me; he says he hates it, but I caught him enjoying it ~woohoo, I converted him!):

Caterpillar {loader}

Can you believe that my Dad wrecked this the other day? Well, he did! He got my husband to drive in front of him in his pickup truck to be the flagsman because the loader doesnt have any brakes & they were going to be going down a really small, hilly road.

So my husband gets to the bottom of the hill and turns the truck off and gets out to listen for oncoming vehicles. He said he heard this really weird noise and then seen my Dad coming down the road... the bucket down on the blacktop trying to stop him, but to no avail. So he turned towards the trees and smacked into them because it was the only way he could stop.

It scared my husband so he hurried up to my Dad. It crushed part of the cab in right at the steering wheel & they said if he'd been holding onto it, then his fingers would've been chopped off! But, thank God he was holding onto the little knob thingy on the steering wheel instead! His knuckles were busted up and his arm was cut and bleeding a little bit, but no major injuries. He's on blood thinners for his heart where he's had heart caths and stuff... so we're really thankful he wasnt hurt!

I told them both that they cant play together anymore b/c the other day my hubby went riding bikes with his friend and tried to point and show him that there were some gravels in the road... and he wrecked. Cut his knee up pretty bag and his foot (the end of his toe = NASTY!). So since they always get hurt, they're grounded!

Oldies, but goodies (I hope *lol*)!!

Here are a few before/after images that I worked on today. They're not really all that old; maybe two to three months. Somewhere around that range. Just wanted to play with some landscape*ish photos and so I pulled these from my portable hd.

Another painting!

A shot I took of my oldest nephew on August 9th :-)



















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Yesterday's Sunset.

Beautiful ending to a beautiful day (my Dad's birthday, so a fun time with all my family)!

My first painting!

I dont like sharing 'people' photos on here (that's why all you ever see is nature*ish stuff b/c the only people I get to get shots of is my family...) but, I cant resist sharing just this once. This is my niece and I took this shot last Friday at my sister's wedding reception.

I learned how to paint and am proud that I actually followed through and completed the whole entire photo without giving up! I know it's not perfect and it could use some more work, but I'm really satisfied with how it turned out *big grins*

















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From Graceland, to You! {& more}

Went on vacation with my parents and two year old son July 14th-17th while my husband was in Ohio attending apprenticeship school for work. On the 16th, we were in Memphis and toured Elvis' home. Graceland was really beautiful and I enjoyed it thoroughly! While walking to the Presleys' grave sites, I got a shot of this statue. Or, would it be called a monument? Either way, it was stunning and I wanted to share :-)







& then here are a few more shots I just wanted to share in this post.

Saturday, my husband finally got to race his laydown for the first time this season. Between work, school & weddings... he's missed pretty much the whole race season.


Before:




After a color boost:




After making it vintage:




*SIDE NOTE* Oh, and our two year old wrecked his little 50 four wheeler there! Pushed the throttle and got away from me (cant really run being 27 weeks pregnant, but I tried really hard - running behind him and screaming the whole way!). He drove smack dab into the fence, flew over the handle bars, smacked head first into the fence and then crumpled to the ground beside the four wheeler. I have never been so scared in my entire life! He cried, but wasnt seriously hurt - just mostly scared of what happened. He got a little boo boo on his hip and ankle, a tiny scratch on his forehead and then a big bruise showed up on his arm a few days later. He could have been seriously injured, but God was watching over him and kept him protected from anything worse.

Ok, back to the photos. Sorry! Gotta share my Mommy experiences sometimes; good or bad!

Did you know that we have a goat? Yup, her name is Nosy... VERY fitting!




& finally, two purple flowers:

Summer Fun & Flowers

*You can tell my husband is a workin' man {lots of outside-around.the.house-work that day} ;-)




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*See what my focus was? ANTS INSIDE! *lol*

My Sister's Wedding

Just a few teaser shots from yesterday until I get the rest edited ;-)