Cousins Time

Our goal was to be in Bellefontaine in time for Kate, Will, Allie and Andrew's swim meet this morning but we didn't get on the road in time. Once we got there though, the kids got busy playing immediately. It was a really fun afternoon and this evening after a delicious dinner and before bed all the kids got to swim in the neighbor's pool. They all had a blast jumping off the diving board and diving after stuff on the bottom of the pool. Once everyone was showered off they had a s'mores snack and Nora headed to bed with Allie for their slumber party!

Revolving Door!

The progression of a night. Lincoln asked if he could snuggle tonight and then fell asleep in the sweetest way with his hand on my arm. Otto was up a bunch and ANGRY so eventually he came in and fell asleep on top of me. After I got him put back down in his pack n play in the other room I fell back to sleep but it wasn't long before Nora climbed on into bed having had a dream about something she didn't like. Sooo...I didn't get much sleep last night. Kyle got in this afternoon and this evening and tonight was the Ruth Street block party. The kids had a blast playing and so did Kyle haha! So much so that he's still over there playing.

That's a Big Duck!

This morning Nora, Otto, my mom and I headed over to Fremont to pick up Lincoln from his special time with Grandma & Pap. There were lots of hugs and kisses and then 5/6 of us hustled into the cars to head to the clock store! We wanted to make it by noon in case all the clocks were set the same and there would be chime time. Turns out, they weren't all set the same so it was actually more of a game to figure out which clock was chiming and to find it before it stopped because it could be 3 ding-dongs or 12 or 1 or anything in between! I have a hunch that a lot of Fremont trips are going to have clock store requests now! After the clock store Ken met back up with us for lunch at "the drink restaurant" in Fremont. After we stopped back and packed up we made our first stop just a couple minutes down the road. CARWASH! Fun fact, there is a fantabulous carwash with rainbow soap and all the fun things on 53 by Walmart! I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, me or the kids. If I'm being honest i'll probably go back before we leave. Haha! Next stop was downtown Sandusky to go in search of a giant rubber duck that was said to be hanging out in the harbor. It didn't take long to spot it and it is GIANT! I was surprised to see it's head poking up over the top of buildings! We snapped some pictures and then set off to find the Greetings from Sandusky mural - success! The kids weren't in much of a mood for pictures and exploring so we didn't hang out too long. Shockingly they were all on board with going for ice cream! We stopped at Toft's Dairy and their small ice cream cones are like 5 scoops high!!!! So much ice cream and so good! After our treat we headed home and all three kids fell asleep on the drive. Another successful adventure day in the books!! Tomorrow Kyle comes!

Adventuring with Grumps

Nora has been talking for months about how she wanted to take my dad to the top of the Marblehead Lighthouse while we were home this summer. He'd never been and she had and she wanted to climb the 77 stairs with him. So, we made a plan to do it today. First stop on our adventure with Grumps was the lighthouse and we did it! We climbed all the stairs, circled the top and made it all the way back down! Unlike the last time Nora and I did it, she was a little more leery this this time, but held it together and did it! I wore Otto in the pouch, he got a little antsy before we went up and a little antsy while we were at the top but he was VERY patient while we were doing the work of navigating the swirly and very see through metal stairs. It was a REALLY clear day and we were able to see a lot! It was also really comfortable out so it wasn't crazy hot at any point. After we checked out the lighthouse and the park we went over to Bay Point. Nora had a blast in the water and Otto couldn't get enough of bouncing in the waves and then scooting around in the sand. The kids showered off and then we headed to Dairy Dock for ice cream. It was a pretty perfect adventure day with both kids asleep before we even got to the highway - which is always mission accomplished!

Lincoln is still having fun in Fremont and every time I hear the clock ding I smile! I'm so happy he's getting special time on his own and having so much fun, but I'm also super excited to go pick him up tomorrow! I miss the little guy!

Out and Shout

There was a lot of Otto silliness this morning as Nora went from one outfit to another to another, determined to test out all of her new dresses. While Otto rested up after a morning of hard playing, Nora my mom and I decided to go and see if we could get some Kelsey Elizabeth Ice. The cart was missing again today so we asked and found out that the ice machine is broken so they had to abandon their little cart. Nora was disappointed but she did get a couple macarons instead. After that we went to the sunglasses store to try on sunglasses but that was our last stop. Things went south pretty quickly...I could have approached our visit to the store a little better but I think Nora was tired and it got the best of her. We eventually recovered and went on to have a fun rest of the afternoon and evening around the house. I wish we could have done more today but we have some fun plans for tomorrow!

Special Time!

With Lincoln in Fremont (we'll touch more on that in a minute) and Otto napping, Nora and I went on a little mom-daughter date. She's been wanting to go to H&M to get some new dresses and Kelsey Elizabeth Ice. Unfortunately the Ice cart isn't open on Mondays but we were able to find her a few dresses and then spent time hanging out at the book store and popping into a couple other stores before getting ice cream (and some for Lady & Grumps too). Once Otto woke up we all went over to my cousin Jeff & his wife Angela's house for a cousin's kid playdate! We got to meet Baby Ben, and Andrew, Nora, Otto and Gwen all had fun playing outside in the driveway. While we were busy here Lincoln had a fun day in Fremont getting to do his own special things!

Photo Credit: SusanPlants, Panera, Playground...Lincoln was busy with Grandma and Pap today! All and all it seems like this week is off to a good start for everyone!

Yay for a Beach Day!

This morning we gathered what we needed and headed to the beach! We arrived at about the same time as my parents rolled in with the boat and while Kyle and I mom took the kids and got set up on the beach my dad and I put the boat in and headed out into the lake to scout conditions for water fun...the lake was not the spot to be today - too rough. So, we checked out the Bay which also proved to be too choppy for the fun we'd want to have with the kiddos we'd want to have it with. Soooo, we pulled the boat back out and then headed for the beach. Turns out, the other Myers kids were taking advantage of the lovely weather and our littles had so much fun playing with their cousins. A little later Marty & Kristin and the kids arrived and joined in the fun, mixing right in with the busy water-loving crew.

There were plenty of sandy snuggles to be had today as Otto slept on me for a while and Lincoln took what turned out to be a very solid and very well timed nap. As the afternoon wore on we packed up Lincoln and Otto and let Nora stay to keep playing while we headed over to Dairy Dock to meet up with Ken. Lincoln is going to spend a few days on his own in Fremont and we decided a Dairy Dock hand-off would probably go pretty well, especially with a convertible ride with Pap to sweeten the deal!

We all ate our ice cream, and in true Lincoln fashion he was still working away on his when it was reaching the time that we needed to leave to get Kyle to the airport in time. So, we said our goodbyes to our sweet guy and he kept on eating his ice cream with Pap while we headed out. I'm going to miss him the next few days but I'm also excited for him to get some solo time and attention too. He's been loving that lately! It'll also be fun to have some special time and adventures with Nora and Otto. Perks of our Summer trips to Ohio, everyone gets to do some special stuff! Also, side note...it was weird driving home with just one kid in the car - and he was asleep the whole time! Totally felt like I was forgetting a couple things! When Otto and I got home from dropping Kyle off the rest of the crew was back, including a happy Nora who also visited Dairy Dock with her driver - Aunt Patty.