Road Trip

On Friday Kate, Ty and I joined Greg on his commute to Columbus. While he worked, we played.

 Ok Kate.....now I would like to see your face.

We explored the awesome indoor play structure and walked to our favorite book store while enjoying the local art displays that adorn every alley and corner in downtown Columbus. 

We of course had to get our traditional root beer floats and revisited the children's museum. We were pretty wiped out by the time Greg was ready to be picked up. From there, we made our way to Dayton, Ohio in time for dinner with Kristin and her family.

After a giant fort sleepover we headed to Greg's parents for outdoor play and an early ninth birthday celebration for Ty.

Ty in true fisherman style, spent six hours in the sun repeatedly casting his line even though it was 100 degrees. When asked how many fish he caught, he said "about 20". The truth? 8. I think he might have the hang of this. But he did surprise me. I honestly thought he would lose interest after about ten minutes but he could barely be persuaded to stop for cookie cake. He was casting and reeling like a pro. However, he was pretty sad to see a few of his fish bleed. He didn't want to hurt them, just catch and release.

Meanwhile, the girls canoed, rode the dirt bike, drove the tractor, took a ride in Grandpa's old convertible and performed many gymnastics stunts. Ty never left the pond.

We planned to surprise old neighbors with dinner tonight but after an afternoon in the sun with the kids, we couldn't stand the stench of ourselves so we drove home and fed the kids Subway from a gas station on the way. We are classy like that. Now it appears we need to head back soon to steal additional visits with friends and apparently support our little fisherman's desire to fish in Grandpa's pond. This was a good road trip and two of the kids' summer bucket list items were crossed off their lists.