So, its been well over a month since our trip, but better later than never with the updates, right? We had SO much fun in Ohio! We went to visit Ben, Nancy and James (and Sam, the dog too) and had an absolute blast! Ohio is full of wonderful things for families. While we were there, we ran a 5k, visited the zoo (which has to have its very own entry, which i’ll be doing later), went to a working historical farm, picked our own apples at a local orchard (we picked fuji, one of my faves!), went to North Market, visited a crazy bookstore called the Book Loft (it has 32 rooms! we had to carry cell phones in case we got lost), celebrated Hank’s birthday at a restaurant in the German Village (its called Schmidt’s and you can see photos of that adventure on Hank’s birthday entry), went on many hikes, ate lots of delicious food and enjoyed every second with Ben, Nancy and James. Here are some photos from our trip in no particular order:
- playing in the tunnel
- Tyler with his two babies
- beautiful fall colors
- Hank loved James’ chair
- yum!
- Hank loved the slide
- Ben, James and Nancy at the farm
- James plays football with his Uncle Tyler
- only in a college town is there a laundry-mat-bar
- hanging out in James’ chair
- outside the piglets’ pen
- so much beautiful nature
- reading together
- before our 5k
- picking apples
- Ben and James
- a big smile for Dad
- loved the colorful leaves
- James likes the sticks
- climbing at the playground
- Hank and Daddy
- on the slide
- apples make great car snacks
- picking apples
- yes, you amass quite a lot of luggage when traveling with a baby
- on the plane
- watching the chickens at the farm
- picking leaves at the park
- having fun on the boat dock
- pre-Halloween fun
- watching the pigs at the farm
- James in the apple orchard
- by the chickens at the farm
- Hank’s birthday celebration at Schmidt’s
- Hank was disappointed to have to leave the park
- with Dad and Uncle Ben at the park
- so delicious
- choosing pumpkins
- pre-flight reading
- no photos please
- Nancy and James in the apple orchard
- with Dad at the farm
- Tyler taking photos
- checking out all the pumpkins
- on the plane with Dad
- playing with Uncle Ben
- having fun with Sam
- Hank on the playground
- Hank didn’t like sharing his parents with James
- Hank was fascinated by the big cabbage
- with Uncle Ben at North Market
- here we are with all our luggage
- James chooses a pumpkin
- James and the giant leaf
- before our 5k
- eating an apple in the car
- its my birthday!
- a worker shucks black beans at the farm
- Hank picked this apple and wanted to taste it right away
- he loved this wheel at the playground
- hank bundled up for yet another walk
- with Ben and James at The Book Loft
- Hank loved the leaves here
- Nancy shows James how her new sling works
- with James at bday party
- on the way home from the apple orchard
- checking out the turnips and potatoes
- Tyler at work
- playing with the marble run at the farm
- the apples we picked in the orchard
- in the pumpkins
- James loves apples
- James lent Hank his kangaroo costume
- the leaves were changing while we were there
- reading books together
- James choose two pumpkins
- our family at the park
- cute, but super smelly
- hey, Hank, want to play?
- on a hike in the woods
- James and the giant tree
- after our 5k
- eating another apple (at the airport)
- Hank picks an apple
- the pond at one of the parks we visited
- saying goodbye to Columbus
- James and Nancy on a hike
- in the car
- James and a tall tree
- on one of the trails
- fun with a leaf
- pumpkins
- Hank’s first chocolate chip cookie
- Hank actually pulled a marble off the run
- Hank and Sam
- James likes his car seat
- on a hike
- our family at Schmidt’s
- James runs to his daddy
- playing in the leaves
- all bundled for the 5k
- in the orchard
- playing in the leaves at the farm
- we thought this tree was beautiful
- Hank really enjoyed the apples
- the boys throwing leaves
- with James and Hank
- Hank chose these gourds
- so the stroller isn’t “all” terrain
- on a hike, James likes sticks
- Hank says “hi” to Dad
- our apple harvest
- James really liked this tree