Louisville Bats Game

Through the library reading programme that all the children did we received free tickets to a Louisville Bats Game. It was a true American experience and a neat family night out. We were very impressed but Mark is certain that he still prefers cricket.

Frazier History Museum

Something I love about Louisville is the Teacher Appreciation Days that they have at the local museums which include homeschoolers. We went to one at the Frazier History Museum which is really all about the different wars fought and the weaponry used. We watched some dramatised fights and learnt about different swords. They also had a fun display on dragons.

Hubers Orchard and Vineyard

On Saturday we drove about 40 minutes north to Starlight, Indiana to the Hubers Orchard and Vineyard. We had been told about it by several people as a 'must go' place and it was. We had a fantastic family day picking several different berries, tomatoes, peppers and grapes. It was a lovely summers day, not too hot, which was such a blessing. They also sold the yummiest tasty cheese, something which you cannot find in the supermarkets and all sorts of other yummy food. The theme of the day was definitely eating as you could eat as you picked! It was even reasonably priced and we now have a freezer full of berries.

Riding the truck out to the picking fields.

Grapes were a family favourite.

Picking blueberries, my favourite.

Lunch!

Picking tomatoes and peppers. Notice Matthew's shirt.

Joel picking blackberries

On our way home we saw a sign saying "Deam Lake" so we thought we would go and take a look. We found this lovely lake with a sandy beach, camping area and boat hire. We think we will go back sometime and visit.

House Sitting

The reason for the lack of communication lately is because we have been house sitting and were unable to get the Internet. We looked after this house which is owned by the seminary and is right next door to it. Mark was able to walk to work and come home for lunch. The children were able to use the recreation center often and I was able to enjoy a kitchen that you could swing a cat in. It was a nice break from the apartment. They had this wonderful tree swing out the back which the children really enjoyed and I just prayed that it wasn't going to end up in our first trip to a hospital.

The Creation Musuem

In June we were blessed to have a visit form the Stuart Family. They were courageously travelling through the states with their seven children in a large RV. They stayed with us at Village Manor for a week and we had a lovely week spending time together. Near the end of their stay we visited the Creation Museum about an hour away from Louisville in Eastern Kentucky. There has been much controversy about this Museum, it has even been called an "embarrassment to Kentucky" and state schools are being told to keep away. Needless to say, we loved it. It shows literal six day creation and has a clear gospel presentation at the end. It was a great day, especially sharing something like this with the Stuarts. Esther managed to cook us all dinner in the RV, she is an amazing women, and when we got stuck in a major traffic jam on the way home we just showed the kids a DVD!

Rachel's Birthday

On May 26th Rachel turned 11. To celebrate we went with Dave and Lara to a restaurant that the Fleener's introduced us to - The Logans Roadhouse. It is our children's favourite place due to the buckets of peanuts on each table that you can crack and eat and then throw the shells on the floor. Something they are not normally allowed to do at home. It was Lane's birthday on the 30th so they were able to celebrate together. On Rachel's actual birthday she left at 5:15am for the 11 hour drive down to Mississippi on a disaster relief trip with a group from church. Her and Anna-Marie had a wonderful time.

Part Eight - The Arcade

We caught the tram and ate at this neat 60's restaurant where Elvis once ate. It is the oldest restaurant in Memphis and you can order an Elvis special - a peanut butter and banana deep fried sandwich.

Part Seven - Memphis

Memphis is in Tennessee right on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is a big city, probably a little bigger than Louisville. We spent a day looking around and visiting some of the tourist spots. We caught this monorail out to 'Mud Island' which is just a piece of land jutting out into the river.

This statute is in the Visitors Center. It is easy to see that the tourism in Memphis is based on it being the home of Elvis.

Beale Street, a famous musical street full of shops with lots of, you guessed it, Elvis merchandise.