Ohio...Here we come!!!

At the end of October, we traveled out to Ohio to visit our good friends, Curt, Sara, and their daughter Ali P. This was the first time we traveled longer than a hour and a half with all three children. Needless to say....we were a tad nervous. The trip took a little over five hours and we had a blast! The kids were so good...singing...sleeping...trying to comprehend where exactly was Ohio and when will we see Ali P. ? Once we did arrive, Jacob actually thought Curt and Sara's house was "Ohio"! Oh the sweet little minds of children.

Jacob loved Ali's kitchen!

Do we see a famous chef in our future?

Go Penn State!!!

Jake and Ali are going to be modeling next year's line...

Look for them in the late summer of '09.

Curt let us explore his place of employment...

the kids had an awesome time...

and Jake loved all of the "DEAD ANIMALS"...as he referred to all of the stuffed animals...

you try to explain it to a 3 year old!

Ben, Ali, and Jake checking out the Black Bear!

Curt let the kids check out some antlers and feel a black bear...

I'm pretty sure I heard the bear growl!

Ben, Jake, and Ali skipping stones into the pond.
(By the way...we had some gorgeous weather while in Ohio...
the fall leaves were spectacular)!

Ali P. is searching diligently for her daddy's fish!
(Is she not the cutest!)

Ben gathered quite the stick collection...

He's either trying to scare away the mountain lions

or trying to start a fire.

Ali decided to get a lift to the zip line from Mr. Todd!

Curt and Todd displaying their competitive sides...

here you see them getting ready to race down the slides...

they're seeing whose child is faster.
Looks like Ali may have the lead...

Thanks for letting us hang out in Ohio!