Girls Weekend in Louisville - Part I

Early morning on Saturday, Amelia and I drove up North (2.5 hours) to Louisville, KY, to meet with my dear friend Betsy Jo and her daughter Eva. We had planned a day just for us girls. I don't have to tell you that we were both excited to spend some time with these two girls as we haven't seen each other since February.  We met up for a late breakfast/early lunch at the famous eatery Wild Eggs. Despite an hour long wait, it didn't disappoint. 

After all that food, we decided to walk it off at the Waterfront Park. There were those chicken sculptures the girls enjoyed climbing on. 

They also loved playing on the playground for an hour while Betsy Jo and I just talked. It felt so good, just sitting in the sun with a dear friend and talking about everything but the weather. We then went on to walk over the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge that links Louisville to Jeffersonville, Indiana over the Ohio River. 

Beautiful view over Louisville, KY

 

The girls rode in style over the bridge, which is approximately a mile long. 

Nearby the bridge in Jeffersonville is the famous Schimpff's Confectionery, which is the oldest, continuously operated, family-owned candy business in the U.S. And we just arrived in time to watch a live candy-making demonstration on their turn-of-the-century equipment. They were making Cinnamon Red Hots and it was interesting to watch the process. Of course, they handed out some samples too, which were delicious. We bought a few more to take home with us. 

Tasting the candies

The only thing planned that day was taking the kids to the Louisville Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. All day long, Amelia was so excited about putting her costume on and visiting the zoo.

We only saw a few animals that night (a tiger, polar bear, birds and zebras) but there were Disney Characters lined up all thru the zoo to take pictures with. From princesses to Superheroes to Darth Vader, they had everything.

Amelia was all about giraffes and had one painted on her cheek too:

The zoo was decked out in Halloween stuff and lots of opportunities to take your picture. 

Our two beautiful girls playing in the maze:

Wizard of Oz:

After it got dark, we went on a short walking tour to learn about the Headless Horseman. It ended with this (and no, the girls weren't scared one bit): 

There was lots of candy being handed out and before we left, the girls went on one last carousel ride. My little giraffe chose to ride a giraffe, of course!

What a fun day it was. This girl's day was so needed and we all enjoyed it a lot. Thank you so much for meeting with us and we hope to do it again soon.