Visiting my Family & Friends

Kaden and I had a wonderful trip to Ohio to visit my family. I was very nervous about flying with an 18 month old. The flight was about 4 hours and I was entertaining the entire time. I was wishing I could be like all the other people on the plane listening to ipods, sleeping, watching a movie, or reading but that wasn't the case. Luckily he did really well on both flights. Mike was supposed to go with us for part of the trip but we canceled his flight when we were able to go to NC with my family. He couldn't miss that much school or work. Here are some pics of all the fun stuff we did in Ohio.

Kaden with his Uncle Andy

We went to the beach one night for a picnic. Kaden loved playing in the sand. It was a beautiful night when we got there but after about 1/2 hour it got really windy and cold. So it was a very short trip to the lake.

Kaden and his cousin Jackson

At the park the kids played for hours. Grandma brought pizza so we were able to enjoy a picnic at the park.



I had a wonderful visit with my very good friend Monica. She came over from Cleveland for the weekend. She was finally able to meet Kaden.



On Sunday afternoon we went for a walk. I think people probably thought we were a daycare. These are just a few of Kaden's cousins.

Kira and Kaden

At the pool there was an area for kids to play in that was only about 1 ft. deep. Kaden played for hours with his cousins.

We had actually worn him out for a few minutes. He sat on the blanket for about 5 minutes and didn't even move. It was short lived but I enjoyed his exhaustion while it lasted.

My friend Jenine came from Cleveland to visit. We went out to dinner at about 8:00 o'clock. Kade was definately a little moody that night due to the long days and squeezing his naps in when we got a chance. Maybe a late dinner wasn't the best idea but it was great to visit with Jenine and her parents.

Our trip to the zoo.

Kaden didn't even want to eat dinner that night. He just wanted to play.

At the splash park in Columbus with his cousin Kennedy.

We were able to go with my sister Jen and her four kids to Columbus for a night to visit my brother, Ryan, and his wife, Megan, and their two kids. My brother Jared and his wife Maria also live in Columbus but Jared is in South America on a backpacking trip for the month. On Saturday Maria made us a delicious dinner (with a yummy dessert) and the kids swam at the pool at their apartment. We were about two hours late for our visit with Maria I guess that's how long it takes to get 7 kids and 4 adults out the door to go swimming.

Kaden loved his cousin Abby's chair and was moving it all around the house to sit on it and tap his foot.



We had a great trip and the 10 days we were in Ohio went way to fast. It's always hard to leave my family espcially since I don't know when I'll see them next. I told Mike I will be planning a two week trip for next summer so hopefully he can come for some of it.