Kileigh's Korner: August 2011

Kileigh and I met my mom last weekend in Louisville. She drove down with Paige, so we stayed in a pet friendly hotel by the airport. We went to the hotel after we arrived on Friday, then went downtown for some lunch. We ate at an Irish Pub in the 4th Street Live area. We went to the zoo in the afternoon to see the baby polar bear, Qannik, that was rescued in the wild in Alaska. She arrived 2 months ago and they will be getting a male baby polar bear next month as well. Friday evening we spent in the St. Matthews neighborhood. We went to 60 West Bistro & Martini Bar for some pre-dinner drinks and then walked a few blocks to Cafe Lou Lou. We sat at the bar and had a couple drinks waiting for our table. The pizza was awesome. Totally worth the walk and wait for a table. After we walked back to the car, we decided to get some dessert at Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen. Kileigh and I got ice cream, mom got Key Lime Pie, and we got a cookie to take with.

Saturday we grabbed some coffee at Panera on the way to the zoo. We didn't get to see the polar bears today, but we did see 3 grizzly bears frolicking around and playing in their pool. Kileigh had a blast in the Splash Zone. After the zoo, we went back to the hotel and spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool. We went downtown for dinner and ended up eating on the water at Tumbleweed Bar & Grill. I called ahead, so we didn't have to wait as long for a seat. It's a tex-mex grill and they had an option for an appetizer, 2 entrees, and 2 desserts for $20. We ended up getting a steak, sweet potato, and tacos with rice & beans to share. The chips, salsa, and queso dip were yummy as well as our meal. We didn't have room for dessert, but we still saved $ ordering that way. After dinner, we walked along the riverfront. We drove through downtown on the way back to the hotel and saw a horse carriage. We decided to take a ride through the city. Kileigh loved it. We walked down to the waterfront when we were done and saw the Belle of Louisville dock at the end of it's dinner cruise.

Because of a 3 hour time difference, Kileigh and I slept in till after 9:30am both days. My mom had to grab breakfast in the hotel lobby and bring it back to the room for us. Kileigh and my mom went to the pool, while I took a couple loads to the car and took Paige for a walk and got a paper. I changed into my suit and joined them by the pool. We went back to the room and packed everything up and checked out. We had lunch at the airport and then separated ways so my mom could drive home.