Kentucky Detour

Team Breitmann decides to take a visit to Kentucky, while we are in Ohio.  However, we did not take our Urban Assault Vehicle.  Rather, we drive down to see our good friends, the Montgomery Family.  Here my friend Jon and I pose in front of the entrance to the place they are living.  They are living on a 55 acre horse farm near Paris, Kentucky, which is about 45 minutes from Lexington, KY.  Lexington is known as the horse capital of the world and is simply some of the most beautiful rolling farm country anywhere...well...with the exception of Ohio, of course! 

Team Montgomery and Team Breitmann on the Montgomery horse farm. 

Heidi and Hailey sure did enjoy "horsing around" with the three Montgomery kids.  They had been missing kids that they knew.  

The Breitmann "reds" pose with the kids of Team Monty before Sunday morning worship in Kentucky horse country!

Heidi gets a little one on one time in the morning on the "Montgomery Farm".

The horses here did not lack for attention and some brushing with this crew around! 

Bud, the owner of the horses, shows off a "little one" newly born this year.  The kids are in horse heaven!

Kellie Montgomery and Stacey pose by Hixton Creek, which is right up against the property they are living on.  How beautiful! I mean the women in this picture!

Follow the creek about a quarter mile down from the farm and you run into Colville Covered Bridge.  Here Heidi poses with the historical marker describing the bridge.

Team Breitmann in front of the Colville Covered Bridge.  You have to get lost to find this place! Covered bridges, like this one, were first built in the 1790, but did not become widely popular until after 1814.  They were covered to protect them from the weather.  At one time, there were more than 400 in Kentucky.  The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history.  Some were destroyed during the Civil War.  The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

A view looking into the bridge.  

The Montgomery clan take Team Breitmann to a local orchard for a fall festival.  It was a gorgeous day and we all had a blast!  You can virtually visit this place here: Evans Orchard

The kids pose for a picture in the apple orchard where we all had fun picking apples of different types.

Stacey picks her favorites!  You can see Hailey has a sack full already!

Our two families enjoy the symbols of fall and the bounty of the harvest that God has blessed upon us. Our cups run over!

Hailey gets a kick out of feeding the Alpacas! 

Stacey says, "Oh, my gosh!  Feel how fluffy this wool is!" She had never felt the wool of a live lamb before!  I got a kick out of her reaction!  You never can tell what Stacey is thinking or feeling...sarcasm definitely intended on that one! 

Jon and I have a friendly competition on da farm!  Bring it!

The kids enjoy the massive straw and hay fort. 

Hailey enjoys the drainage tile pipe races!  The kids definitely slept well that night!

The girls, being Floridians, never saw these "wooly bear" caterpillar.  The legend has it  that the woolly bear worm, a tiger moth caterpillar can predict what the winter weather will bring...mild or harsh.  According to folk wisdom, when the brown bands on the worm are narrow, it means a harsh winter is coming.  The wider the brown band, the milder the winter.  Hmm...it looks the brown band is pretty big to me!  We shall see if you are a good prophet, my wooly friend!

Well, Team Breitmann had a great time here in Kentucky with our friends and now we are gonna cross the road and head on back to Ohio!