Sorry I  have not posted this week because of the vacation  and school starting.  We did a lot of day trips with the boys and had a great time.

We took the boys to Frankfort and toured both the New Capital and the Old Capital .  Both tours where very cool and the boys enjoyed them.  We got to share the New Capital tour with some very nice people from California.  I found myself becoming more like Granddad while talking with them. My favorite part of the Old Capital tour was the stair case.  Hard to believe it had no reinforcement other than gravity.

We also went to My Old Kentucky Home and the Patton Museum at Fort Knox on one day.  I remember going to both of these as kid with Granddad and Mama Jo.  They both seemed a lot bigger in my memory.  Again my grandfather came out.  I talked to a nice older couple down from Ohio at Bardstown.  They were traveling up and down US 127 for the yard sale and had taken a little time to come see the house.  Gman got to tell them about being born in Ohio.   Another couple where in form Arizona to visit their daughter here in Lexington.  I got to tell my Winslow AZ story again.

Going to the Patton Museum was also very different than I remember it.  The tanks are still there but it just seemed much smaller.  Beth really liked the section on Patton himself.  She asked a good question about why is he a junior when he is named after his grandfather and not his father.  I have no idea other than that is just how his family did it.  Magen at the gift shop was very helpful getting us to them without dealing with the base.

The last day of travel took us the Louisville.  We went to the Slugger Museum  and the Frazier Museum downtown.    The plant tour was ok but not all that cool.  We all got to hold bats from Hall of Fame members.  The Frazier was beyond cool.  Military history of both the US, Great Britain and then throw in Pirates.  Gman and E both loved it.  I want to go back and spend more time going through it.   If you get a chance go downtown Louisville and visit some of the great museums.  And eat at  Luigi's Pizzeria when you go.  Its on the same side of the street as the Slugger Museum.

I know this is a long post and so I will cut it off now.  Beth took pictures and when I can I will add them to the slide show.