Last time for "Breakfast with Works"

Every April and October thoroughbred horse races are held at Keeneland, Lexington's local horse track. Every Saturday during those months, families can come to the race track early in the morning and have breakfast. So for the last five years we have come every April and October to Keeneland to have breakfast and watch the thoroughbred race horses work out before their Saturday races. Grandpas and grandmas, brothers, sisters, and cousins have all been with us to Keeneland for breakfast. We have loved it and it has been a fun family tradition. We will miss it when we move.

Firestation Field Trip

I've had the pleasure of teaching a preschool for Kelsey with 5 other mom's in my ward that have girls Kelsey's age. It's really been fun to do, and today we went on a field trip to the fire station. It was really fun! I don't think I've ever been to a fire station. The firemen were so nice and one got all dressed up in their gear to show the kids what they look like so they know not to be afraid of them if they're trapped in a fire . Kelsey walked right up to the fireman and shook his hand. It was a fun morning. Those firemen do a great service for our community.

Lets Go Fly A Kite!

There is nothing like Spring in Kentucky! (I think I said that about the Fall in Kentucky too--both are great!) It is so great to finally get outside after the cold winter! The Easter Bunny brought some kites to the kids and we had the perfect day to go fly their kites and play at the park!

Happy Easter!

Dear blog readers, Easter. You know what that means: the girls wore Easter dresses. Especially Kelsey. She wore the heck out of her dress. Ellie loved her dress too, then she pooped on it. (bad baby!) We had an Easter egg hunt at the Garners. It was supercute, with all of the supercute eggs, and baskets. Nothing has ever been cuter than the cute cute eggs, with the cute easter dresses. (We had a wonderful time at the Garners, especially when we were eating ham). Cameron was not cute AT ALL. He was totally fly in his new Easter suit.

Of course, the best part of Easter was our Sunday speaking assignment in the Monticello branch. It is about four hour round trip, for a two-hour church block. Jaimee and I (Blaine) had an opportunity to bear our testimonies about the Savior. Cameron and I sang a song ("If the Savior Stood Beside Me"), while Jaimee played the piano. Kelsey ran rampant and did whatever she wanted. It was a very good family experience.

Ballerina Girl

Here she is in her pink and white fluffy ballet costume! Does she love it? You bet! Kelsey got to wear her costume to class for pictures recently and she was so cute.

Blood in the Snow

Saturday (3/8/08) was the biggest snowfall that the Blood's have seen in the Bluegrass since moving here in '03. We had like six whole inches!!!! The town shut down, the churches (except ours) closed on Sunday, and the local grocery store was out of milk (due to the panic over the "blizzard"). Today the sun was shining, the roads were clear, the snow was melting, and all over Kentucky milk will go sour because no one can drink 75 gallons before the expiration date. The kids (and by that I mean me (Blaine)) had a fun time throwing snowballs at Jaimee. Kelsey was a snow princess, I was the snow king, and Cameron was the snow "bad guy." Ellie cried every time she got some snow her, so she didn't last very long. Then we came in and had hot chocolate (made with water not milk because of the stockpiling panic-frenzied doomsdayers)). It was fun.

Goodbye twenties...hello thirties!

Thanks for the tulips Franki--they're my favorite!

So I'm thirty years old today! Last night I was enjoying the last few hours of my twenties, and had a few moments to reflect on the last 10 years of my life. What a decade its been! When I turned 20 I was in Jeruasalem doing a sememster of study abroad and I just thought of everything that's happended since then...here is a list of the "highlights" of my 20's! (Feel free to skip past this if it totally is boring. I'm doing this for my own posterity I suppose!)

• Backpacked through Europe for a month
• Wrote my sweetheart Blaine on his mission, he got home, we had a really special second first kiss the night after he got home which lead to...
• Being engaged and married in the temple to the greatest husband ever (this was HUGE!)
• Receiving my bachelor's degree in Ultrasound (after working 60 hour weeks at the hospital AND being 8 months pregnant!)
• Had a beautiful baby boy--Cameron!
• Worked full time as an ultrasound tech plus being on-call all hours of the night (how did I do that???)
• Moved to Kentucky--started law school life!
• Bought our first house
  
• Had a beautiful baby girl--Kelsey!
• Served in the Young Women, as Relief Society Pres, for almost 3 years, Stake Primary Pres.
• Survived three years of law school--ok Blaine did most of the work but I'd like to think it was a team effort!
  
• Had another beautiful baby girl--Ellie
• Started the real world of jobs, family, loans, bills etc....

I was just overwhelmed with thinking of all that has happened and all I've learned since that 20th birthday. I realize that I could have never have done any of the above without my wonderful husband, parents, and all the dear friends and family we have, and most of all from all the blessings that we have received from our kind an loving Heavenly Father. It's all worked out somehow even when it often seemed like we wouldn't make it. We've been so happy and blessed. Just think of all the great things that are going to happen in my thirties!!