The First Farm Inn meets Treasure Island Bed and Breakfast

Some wise soul said, “You can take a vacation or you can take the family, but you can’t take a family vacation. However, on July 12, we set out to defy the odds and go where no man has gone before. We loaded three grand children, the triple H bunch, Hannah, Hunter and Hope into the back seat of an SUV for a muti-state road trip. Our final destination was to be the “Answers in Genesis”, Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky. That is about an 8 hour drive through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, part of Ohio and some Indiana. And did I mention, with three children in the back seat? Are you kidding me??? Well, you have to already be insane because after answering the question…..wait for it…..”Are we there yet?”, about a million and a half times, things get spacey. 
On the way up we decided to stop and eat out of the trunk and have a picnic with some good ole PBJ’s. You know, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Nothing like a good meal after having driven for hours…and this was nothing like a good meal, but fun. The fun really began when we could not find any picnic tables in the park that we stopped in, so I suggested we pull over to a flat rock that I had spied entering the park. I walked over and looked around and behold….there was some money on the ground…it looked fresh and crisp. I reached down and picked it up to discover it was not as I thought; it was not a buck, no not a 5 and not even a 20…It was a Hamilton, my favorite President…a 100 smackaroos! I just love it when a plan comes together, or I should say when God decides I need a little boost for the day. Now, I know your probably going to say, “Hey, I lost that money, send it to me”. Indeed, I will. Please send a self addressed envelope with the serial # of the bill, and I will get that right out to you. 
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…. or the First Farm Bed and Breakfast that we choose to make our abode for the next several days, we arrived safely. 
The First Farm Bed and Breakfast is an elegantly renovated 1870s farmhouse, 20 minutes outside Cincinnati, Ohio. What a wonderful place to relax for several days! Take a look at their website and you will see what I mean. 
We went on a wonderful horseback ride after breakfast one morning and the kids were super excited. What a great time! The kids committed to memory the horses that we rode and talked about them all day. 

I rode: Bodacious-“Bodie”— registered Spotted Draft gelding, chestnut tobiano,1550 lbs.,16 hands, born 06/161999— age 11. (Factoid: #1 in herd hierarchy, the barn boss but a gentle giant, comfortable as a couch. Won 1^st Place 2009 Johnny Walker Stables, Intro to Dressage, ridden by Jen)

Lillie rode: Sam— natural Tennessee Walker gelding, paint with stockings, 1150 lbs., 15.2 hands, age 14. (Factoid: Voted the horse most likely to follow you around and look in your pockets for treats. Enjoys carrot stretches, is in the middle of the herd hierarchy.)

Hunter rode: Sage— heritage unknown, Kentucky Mountain or Mustang/ Quarter horse gelding, grey, 1000 lbs., 13.2 hands, age 11-13. (Factoid: Enjoys wide open spaces and trails, hates the show arena, has little formal training, has never won anything but a lot of hearts. Hard to catch in open pasture unless he wants to be. Also is a best friend of Bodie.

Hannah rode: Ginger—registered Appaloosa mare, brown roan with a blanket, 1150 lbs., 15.3 hands, born 2/19/95, age 15. (Factoid: won 3^rd Place 2009 Johnny Walker Stables, Training Level Dressage, with 9-year-old Hallie. Ginger is a diva, needs her personal space on trail rides, bites other horses, and gangs up on Sunny.

Hope rode: Blue Romeo-“Blue”— Quarter Horse/ Morgan gelding, blue roan with star, 1000 lbs, 14.3 hands, age 4(almost hopes age). (Factoid: Former owners had him in training for barrel racing but too laid back. Lots of potential, but still a “puppy”. Won 5^th Place, Intro to Dressage, in first outing at 2008 Johnny Walker Stables, ridden by Katya. Also likes to eat Hannah’s shirts.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Creation Museum was awesome! Presented the creation from a biblical perspective and demonstrated the compatibility of science and Scripture. Lots of behemoths there. Job 40:15-24 (NKJV) “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. He is the first of the ways of God;  only He who made him can bring near His sword. Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare. 

Of course Hope also being an animal lover fell in love with the camel, Gomer, at the Creation Museum. I will let her tell you about that in this video clip.

Me being a dog person, one of the highlights for me was my good friend at the First Farm B&B, was Odo the Australian Shepherd. What a dog! He could win the World Cup in soccer single handedly or make that single pawly.

What a great road trip….now, to recover from the “family vacation”.

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