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| Getting ready to board the plane... |
Nana promised Cali she would take her to Ohio to visit her cousins every summer. It hasn't worked out, so Nana asked if I wanted to go and take Cali sometime this year. It didn't work during the summer, so we made it happen this past weekend. It was both Adam and Becky's birthdays, so we headed out to spend some time with them and play!
Becky kept it a secret from the girls. So, we got in late Friday night and surprised them when they woke up Saturday morning. They were shocked!
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| Good Morning from Ohio! |
They live in the cutest little town of St. Clairsville. We spend Saturday morning checking it out.
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| The Holbrook Residence |
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| Town Hall |
We walked to Main Street and went to a little shop and the library. Then we had lunch at the Main Street Cafe/Diner. This one LOVES ranch dressing...
Next, we went to find a covered bridge. I really wanted to see one. We got lost trying to find it. Then when we finally found it...someone was getting married in it! So, we turned around, tried to find another one, but got lost again. So we headed to the mall instead for Star Wars Reads Day. Only, the bookstore people were too lazy to do anything...so they had nothing out! Since I was the only person who showed up for the event, the guy just gave us all the free stuff and prizes. Woo Hoo!
When we were trying to find the covered bridges, there was a sign for a cookie pops place. We got excited and wanted some. When we drove up to the place, it was closed. So, we went home and made our own!
Sunday, we loaded up the van and headed to Canton to visit the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame. On the way, we stopped to see the covered bridge. Isn't it pretty?
I loved the drive to Canton. I loved seeing all the Fall colors!
We made it to the Hall of Fame!!! Woo Hoo!!! Everyone was so excited-
It was so neat to walk around and see all the exhibits. All of the girls (& Boy) were so good and let me wander through the whole place taking it all in.
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| A smooch for Steve |
I had so much fun....I did not want to leave...
Best bunch of little troopers....
We wanted to drive through Amish country on the way home, but for some reason, they don't come out on Sundays! So we just headed home and hung out. Adam made us a yummy dinner and we just played.
Monday, it was Columbus Day. No work for Adam and no school for the girls. We headed to BarkCamp and went for a little hike through the pretty trees.
It was a cold and rainy day, so we headed to the movies and saw "Hotel Transylvania". It was cute! Then we just hung out again at home all afternoon. That night, Adam (Cali) watched the girls while Becky and I went out for a little girls night. We had a yummy dinner at Cheddars and then did some shopping.
Tuesday was our last day (boo hoo....). We got all packed up and loaded into the van again, and headed to Pittsburgh for the day.
Pittsburgh is such a cool city. It was much prettier than I thought it would be. We went to a place called Station Square and had lunch at the Hard Rock.
The girls played in this cool fountain that shot water up to music. They go all wet!
I took them around for a little Pittsburgh photo shoot while Becky fed the baby-
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| Say "Pittsburgh"! |
Our final excursion of the day was up the incline to Mt. Washington.
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| View from the top |
The view of the city was amazing. We went for a walk along the cliffs and I even got to call 9-1-1 for someone (long story....). It was such a fun day!
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| Pittsburgh |
After our Pittsburgh trip, it was off to the airport. We had so much fun hanging with Becky and her adorable family. We miss them so much! I'm so glad I was able to make it happen and hope we can go back again soon.
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