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On the Ohio river. We had to pull the children out of the tree because the wind was ridiculous and the tree was a wonderful respite from it.

2015 week one

Happy New Year. All my dreams came true in Kentucky when I got to visit the Amish. All. My. Dreams.

Ohio River.

Matt always does a funny hair cut for the holidays. We thought it would be funny for him to just grow out his hair and let his niece trim it. We thought the results would be hilarious. But she did a really good job... So good a job that it wasn't even funny. 

                                                   

On a walk.

Playing outside with cousins = V is in heaven.

Baby Oliver helping to play the guitar.

Matt bought some pills made from berries that temporarily alter your taste buds to turn sour sweet. So we amassed sour things and had a feast. The strawberries, lemons, and blue cheese were the best. 

And then we went to Amish country! Don't be fooled by Matt's short sleeves, it was probably 19 degrees.

             

This Amish wood furniture store was incredible. I could have looked and touched everything for hours. Instead I spent a lot of money. :)

On these! A broom, a wooden scooper truck and a wooden doll cradle. I will keep these forever.

The girls at the market trying on Amish hats.

I'm fairly certain they probably would not have wanted me to take their photo, and I'm even more sure that I am a total creep for taking a photo. This was not a zoo... But I couldn't help myself. I needed to remember these girls speaking their Amish dialect of German and making me a delicious ham and swiss sandwich on homemade bread. 

Lunch.

Funny scooter bike thing. 

The best donuts ever. So good I ate one, and then ate lunch and then went back to buy more. They were perfect. 

The joy of Amish donuts.

This time my brother in law was the creep and took this photo. I just wanted to sit down with this girl and ask her every question about every detail of her life. 

Visit Amish country? Check it off my bucket list. :)

Happy New Year.

Absolutely pretending I was shooting off spells. Lumos!

Vera model posing with this giant firework.

New Years Resolution:  try to go on a walk everyday. 

Traditional Cheese Tasting feast!

Vera and her best friend Grant. She loved shouting "No way!" at him. She thought it was the best game ever. He took it very personally. She is still asking for him every day. "Grant? No way?"

Another phrase she learned in Kentucky was "I know it..." She says it slow and sad when she is sad or when we're talking about something serious. For instance, "Do not pee in your pants!" "I know it..."

Getting their nails painted. 

In lieu of a story, since there are about 30 photos in this post, I will just write this really quick.

I was so excited to go see Amish people and buy their wares. I did feel like a creep how interested I was in them. They were not an attraction to see, they live real lives and I really do respect that. That being said, I was beside myself excited to see real Amish people in the flesh and take a peak into their lives. And to show my respect for them, here is a conversation that I unabashedly eaves dropped... :)

Two men in the wood furniture store talking to each other and not in German, so I could understand it.

"Oh, yeah well that wedding is coming up soon."

"Yeah, that should be fun."

"Though, I don't know. I wonder how she's going to be able to handle him."

"Oh she can handle him! If he comes home late, she'll knock his teeth out!"


the end.