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:
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- playing in the tunnel
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- saying goodbye to Columbus
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- Hank picked this apple and wanted to taste it right away
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- James loves apples
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- James really liked this tree
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- James plays football with his Uncle Tyler
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- Tyler with his two babies
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- Nancy and James in the apple orchard
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- the apples we picked in the orchard
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- watching the chickens at the farm
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- James and a tall tree
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- Hank and Daddy
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- hey, Hank, want to play?
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- he loved this wheel at the playground
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- yum!
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- outside the piglets’ pen
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- our family at Schmidt’s
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- James and Nancy on a hike
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- watching the pigs at the farm
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- pumpkins
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- Ben and James
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- choosing pumpkins
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- in the car
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- before our 5k
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- Ben, James and Nancy at the farm
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- so delicious
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- so the stroller isn’t “all” terrain
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- having fun on the boat dock
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- James and the giant tree
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- Hank was fascinated by the big cabbage
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- all bundled for the 5k
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- James chooses a pumpkin
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- Hank on the playground
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- Hank loved the leaves here
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- after our 5k
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- playing in the leaves at the farm
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- picking apples
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- on a hike
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- in the pumpkins
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- checking out all the pumpkins
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- Nancy shows James how her new sling works
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- beautiful fall colors
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- its my birthday!
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- with Dad and Uncle Ben at the park
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- our family at the park
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- eating an apple in the car
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- before our 5k
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- on a hike, James likes sticks
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- fun with a leaf
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- having fun with Sam
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- Hank didn’t like sharing his parents with James
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- apples make great car snacks
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- yes, you amass quite a lot of luggage when traveling with a baby
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- checking out the turnips and potatoes
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- James likes the sticks
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- hanging out in James’ chair
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- Tyler taking photos
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- Hank and Sam
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- our apple harvest
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- on the plane
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- James and the giant leaf
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- with Uncle Ben at North Market
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- Hank says “hi” to Dad
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- on the plane with Dad
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- climbing at the playground
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- pre-flight reading
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- no photos please
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- cute, but super smelly
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- Tyler at work
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- Hank was disappointed to have to leave the park
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- James lent Hank his kangaroo costume
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- Hank’s first chocolate chip cookie
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- on one of the trails
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- playing with the marble run at the farm
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- so much beautiful nature
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- the pond at one of the parks we visited
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- playing with Uncle Ben
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- pre-Halloween fun
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- hank bundled up for yet another walk
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- in the orchard
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- James in the apple orchard
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- on the slide
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- Hank loved the slide
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- with Dad at the farm
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- Hank picks an apple
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- with Ben and James at The Book Loft
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- we thought this tree was beautiful
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- eating another apple (at the airport)
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- reading books together
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- Hank chose these gourds
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- James runs to his daddy
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- here we are with all our luggage
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- loved the colorful leaves
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- Hank actually pulled a marble off the run
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- Hank loved James’ chair
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- James choose two pumpkins
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- on the way home from the apple orchard
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- by the chickens at the farm
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- the leaves were changing while we were there
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- Hank really enjoyed the apples
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- with James at bday party
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- Hank’s birthday celebration at Schmidt’s
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- James likes his car seat
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- a worker shucks black beans at the farm
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- picking leaves at the park
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- reading together
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- the boys throwing leaves
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- playing in the leaves
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- a big smile for Dad
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- only in a college town is there a laundry-mat-bar
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- with James and Hank
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- picking apples
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- on a hike in the woods
