The Nickel Family Visits - Summer 2017

We were fortunate to get a brief visit with my sister and her family as they were passing through town a few weeks ago. The boys loved seeing Jackson, Caleb and Emily. It was such a short visit, so there were lots of tears when it was over. Thankfully, they were back in town for a week while Jackson went to an oncology camp for kids. This means we had LOTS of time to spend together with Aunt Heather, Caleb and Emily!

Our first adventure was to the Big Four Bride. The kids played on the playground near the base of the bridge for quite some time and then we walked across the bridge.Our plans were to cross the bridge and then get lunch and ice cream treats. Unfortunately, both places were closed. We found a map that showed another frozen treat shop, but it was closed too! Thankfully, we found a small coffee shop that offered smoothies, candy and specialty ice pops to tide us over until we made it back across the bridge to get lunch! After a pop up shower, we went back and decided on Subway for lunch. The kids also got to play on the slip and slide AND they were invited for a sleep over with their cousins at Grammy and Granddaddy's house!

We went to Kentucky Kingdom together, which was lots of fun. The boys had never been and I had not been since it reopened a few years ago. Preston was super adventurous and wanted to ride just about everything. He really liked the roller coaster that he was able to ride, as well as the big log flume. He was not able to ride any of the big roller coasters yet, but once he is tall enough, I have no doubt that he will really enjoy them. Granddaddy was a good sport and took Caleb and Evan on a few big roller coasters.

Later in the week, we were able to enjoy a relaxing day at the pool. We had lunch together and all of the kids played together for hours. They really liked when Granddaddy joined them in the pool! Evan and Preston also enjoyed another fun sleepover that night!

After Jackson returned from camp, we all got together. All five of the kids were happy to be together. We also celebrated Father's Day with Granddaddy. We had lunch, played and hiked to the waterfall. It was a fun, but exhausting way to end the day!

We will be out of town when The Nickels visit next, but it looks like we will see them at the end of the summer. They have another Kid's Cancer Alliance event in Louisville that they have been asked to attend, so we hope that they will make an extended visit.