Kentucky pictures

We fit a lot of fun into our 2 week vacation. We would have had more pictures, but alas our camera is broken. Here's the good times that Chief was around to capture with his phone camera:

The Grand Prize Game...a Bozo show/Pieper family tradition. The grand prizes were magazine cutouts of cool toys. The boys really did get excited about winning the pictures. Who needs the real thing?Playing Transformers

Fishing in the Thompson's pond (the boys' first experiences with a pole)

And who needs a beach?

Our trip to Kentucky just wouldn't be complete without a trip here:

The birthplace of Bluegrass Music...

That bluegrass got Jake all riled up.

(a T-Rex moment)

The Kentucky Horse Park

We made the 3 hour drive for our little horse lover Jake. We thought we'd capitalize on the horse obsession while we were in the middle of horse country. We got to see some retired Derby champions and other beautiful horses.

for a horse-crazed little boy, you would be surprised at his reactions to the real horses up close.

but that makes this all the more impressive:

Jake loved his little pony Twix. And he still talks about it a month later. Noah had a great time too.

And we even spotted Grandpa Henry! ha ha.

And one more thing: ice skating!

Jake's balance was impressive for a first timer (and a two-year-old, nonetheless).

The milk crates helped too!

And Gramma was especially impressive. All that time spent in snowy Minnesota paid off, you should have seen those skates cut through the ice :)

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great time! We can't wait to go back.