Ohio Visit!!!

Weekdays:

• Monday - I started to really pick up a new team at work in addition to my current space so I was busy diving in and learning my new direct reports, leaders we support etc.  Learning is always a fun new challenge for me!
• Tuesday - We are enjoying a week with no camps and free evenings, that is all about to change with sports kicking back up this coming week
• Wednesday - I got a load of laundry done in the evening to get us ready for our Ohio packing
• Thursday - Packing and early bedtimes given an early Friday morning flight.

Friday :

• 430a wake up calls
• We were off to the airport by 5a
• Enjoyed a breakfast before boarding a thankfully on time and smooth flight
• The kids are so great flying now, they just pop on their iPads and await snacks/drinks
• We landed around 1030a EST and got our rental car - a crazy neon green Toyota SUV
• We swung by Skyline for some lunch and with plans to bring to my parents
• Pulled into my parents place right around lunch, noon, and enjoyed our food on the deck
• We hung out with my parents and then Clint/dad went to get beer/ice while the kids/my mom and I went to visit my grandpa Ted at his home.  After that, we swung by my Aunt Sue's place.
• Once back at the house, we hung out some more, looking at pictures of me as a kid - gifts from my parents.
• We headed out to the Moose for dinner and the Bengals pre-season game around 6p - the pizza was great, beer was cold and kids had fun playing pool
• We came back home around half time and all of us crashed

Saturday :

• We got up and hung around a bit before starting to help set up for the party.
• By 11a the first people started to arrive and it was such a nice day to hang out with so many dear family and friends.  The kids got to see a lot of people who hadn't seen them since they were really little and I got to catch up with so many loved ones.
• By dinner time we were down to my friends, Christie and her family, and my parents.  Clint's parents made it around that time as well.  Christie drove me to Cazanos to pick up some pizzas.
• We enjoyed some cocktails, kids ate s'mores and video chatted with our buddy Neil.  Shortly after this Christie and her family headed to their AirBNB to put the kids down for the night.  I was exhausted after helping to pick up with my mom and so we headed to bed while Clint and my dad drove Clint's parents to their AirBNB.

Sunday : 

• Another pretty day but a bit hotter!
• We ate some breakfast on the porch and then headed off to the boat.
• We boated to McDonalds for lunch, docked at a beach/playground for a bit and stopped in the water to let the kids jump off a bit.  
• We got back to the house around 2p for naps and my mom to pick up her dog Kirby from the kennel
• Once up, we met Clint's parents at Cranberry's for an early dinner.  This ensured we got back to my parents in time for our NFL Fantasy draft with the family 
• My brother and Tiffany joined us at the house for the draft and Connor had a blast getting to play along for his first draft.
• We had a few more beers and then all crashed since we had a Monday full of packing, learning about the trust documents and traveling home.

What a wonderful visit home to start to wrap our Summer!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C