Conkles Hollow

Also on the last full day of being in Ohio, we went hiking at Conkles Hollow. There are so many beautiful places to go hiking in the Hocking Hills. It was VERY humid while we were hiking though.

Ice Cream

The last full day we were in Ohio Mom took us for ice cream in Laurelville. They had (I think) 24 flavors of soft serve ice cream. I know everyone will be surprised but I DIDN'T get vanilla! I got banana. (When I was little and went to visit Grandma Arlene with my older brothers once, she took us for ice cream at a place that had something like 100 flavors or so. I couldn't read yet, so I asked Grandma to read me the list, and she did. I thought for a minute, then asked her to read through them a second time...When she was done I replied "I'll just take vanilla".)

Ohio Covered Bridges

I have always loved covered bridges. Until we went to Ohio this time though, I had only ever seen them in pictures. Mom and I convinced Dad to take us to see some covered bridges not too far away from where Grandma lives. We got to see three of them. It was a lot of fun. Sam and Dan did not go, because driving around just to find some old bridges that aren't used anymore did NOT sound fun to them....Boys...
They were all white, I was hoping one would be red, but the white ones were pretty too. One of them was covered in graffiti, one had a lot, but not as much as the first, and one almost had none. I don't know why people do that.

The first bridge.

Tyrel and Dad

Me sitting in front of the bridge...I set my camera to timer and ran over there for the picture....running at 51/2 months pregnant is not a good idea. My lower abdomen hurt for the rest of the day

Mom on the bridge

Tyrel and I on the bridge

The second bridge...I know, they look a lot a like, but I am posting them all anyways.

Tyrel and I..he was watching a bird

Tyrel and Dad at the far endSitting on the bridgeA smooch on the bridgeMom Dad and Tyrel silloettes Tyrel and Mom watching the water
The third bridge.

Beautiful Ohio

Hanging out at Grandma Arlene's house. I love it there. It is so pretty and so not hot, well it does get rather humid some days.

It was so bittersweet visiting Ohio. Now that my Granny (my great granny) is no longer "with it" I realise that we won't always have these visit's with the other grandparents, some day they won't be there anymore, so I try to enjoy them to the fullest while I can.

Dad by Gramma's lilies...soooo pretty

Mom and TyrelDad and Tyrel..Mom and Dad really enjoyed getting to spend so much time with their grandsonSam, Dan and Tyrel with a fire on Grandma's deck...waiting (not so) patiently for supper so they can make s'mores afterwardTyrel is his very own camping chair that Grumpa got him.

Tyrel LOVED his Great Granny Arlene right away. Almost as much as he does his Grumpa.

Uncle Buck...He's my favorite uncle, but SHHHH don't tell my other uncles. It is lots of fun to see Dad and Uncle Buck together. Lots of joking and laughing happens.

Brothers

Up next, our covered bridges tour.

On the way to Ohio

The trip to Ohio was uneventful. Tyrel was an excellent traveller. Of course he has been travelling a good bit ever since he was born, since he and I used to go with Stephen all the time.

Of course we stopped fairly often and let him get his wiggles out, and let everyone else stretch.Playing in a puddle in Indiana I think

Daniel

Samuel

Dad

Me

Mom

Tyrel taking me to look at the big trucks.

Well now, that was exctiting wasn't it... Well the next should be better, because it's in Ohio.