Fun in Ohio

 It has been raining a bit since we've been here but that doesn't stop our fun!

Vale discovered puddles!!!  LOVED. THEM.

Connor's had fun watching new movies on papa's tv!

We went to OH WOW in Youngstown, it's a children's museum and the boys had a blast!

They loved playing in the water...

Connor loved playing with these balls... 

Connor loved all the buttons and switches on this little airplane!

He loved this little container of foam blocks

This was a wind tunnel with hurricane force winds... Connor loved it... it was 90 mile and hour winds... 

The boys were making towers on this platform then it would shake like an earthquake... they loved it.

Emma had fun too! 

Aunt Brit was helping Connor drive the recycling truck... :)

Vale was so serious... :)

 Then we went to Zion's baseball game... Connor liked playing with the kids in the grass but Vale loved watching the baseball game!!  He kept saying over and over, 'ba-bal ga' :)

Connor has picked up the famous Jimmy face that Emma mastered years ago... :)

Four Generations

 We got some pictures of the four generations at Chelsea Wright's graduation party.

The family all together!

Vale telling Papa Bernie all about his safari in the tall grass! :)

Me and Em

Jimmy and his grandpa

Vale took this picture!!! :)  He kept saying CHEESE and pushing the button... 

BATMAN!

Papa got Connor a batman suit.  Best. Gift. Ever. for Connor...

He thinks he is really saving the day... it's adorable!

Vale's inspecting to try and figure out the TRUE identity of batman... :)

So Vale found the 'suit' as well... Yeah... he knows who batman is for sure... :)

Graduation Parties, Trampolines and Chickens!

We went to Mary Mahon's graduation yesterday which was really neat!

They had amazing chickens roasting, the food was all delicious!

Mmmm... smell that!!! 

Connor was pretty interested in the strawberry shortcake... 

Then they spotted the trampoline and it was all over from there.. 

 Vale thought it was great but it was hard to stand up! :)

 Ha! There was a whole in the trampoline and this concerned Vale very much...

He kept stopping and squatting to check it out... make sure it wasn't growing... :)

 Connor thought the trampoline was amazing!  He had a blast!

Such a sweet kid!  He loved having all the bigger kids 'popcorn' him in the middle... 

 Emma is great with the boys!!!! 

 She's such a helper!!!

 Vale was loving this slide!

On top of the world!!! 

Connor waiting his turn... 

So Vale was pretty much obsessed with the chickens and the rooster... he was following them around trying to mimic their sounds... it was awesome.

HA! This is Vale in protest when we told him it was time to go and he had to leave the chickens!

Vale enjoyed out shopping trip awake... Connor, not so much... he slept in the cart for the whole hour and change that we were at Walmart! ha

Then we got home to play a rousting game of dodge ball with the neighbor kids!

Connor was strategizing... :)

We had a great day that wore us out completely!!!

Getting ready to go!

 Traveling is always a challenge with two toddlers!

Jimmy helped distract the boys so I could get things done. 

Michelle also watched them basically all day on Thursday so I could pack and clean.

This is Vale's newest face he likes to do for us... :)

LOTS of packing... 

Connor likes to entertain us...

Jimmy's such a good daddy... he does a great job of watching/occupying the boys!

 The boys were VERY excited about the big planes! (sorry airport employee who has to clean those windows...)

View out the window... :) Those fly over states... :)

Welcome to the airplane with two kids who've been up since 3am!!!  ugh... 

Crazy man...

Not a whole lot of room for toddlers to play in a plane...

 We finally arrived and missed Brit's actual graduation but were able to go to dinner afterward.  Congratulations Brit!!! :)