ohio trip

We drove to Columbus, Ohio, for a long weekend to celebrate our Great Mamaw's birthday. (This is our Daddy's Mamaw.) We had so much fun seeing her, the rest of the extended family, swimming, and going to the zoo. Happy Birthday, Mamaw!!

Daddy with Great Mamaw. He is the oldest grandchild.

Our family with Great Mamaw...we just love her!

Most of the gang...Me...Brady...2 years old!

My "Sissy," Averie...4 years old!

During our long weekend trip, we got to go to the Columbus Zoo for the day. It was Averie's 2nd time going...my very first time. We had SO much fun!! Here I am...grooming one of the goats!

Big Fun = Big smiles

"Sissy" and I combing one goat together!

"Sissy's" turn...

...she loved it, too!

All the kiddies before going to the polar bear exhibit. These are 5 of the 6 great grandchildren of Great Mamaw (newborn, Carson, was sleeping in his carseat...and yes, "Sissy" is the oldest and only girl)...and there are 3 more great grandchildren on the way.

I loved the polar bear...I wanted to jump in with him. So cool!

We also got to ride on the merry-go-round...

A quick family picture...I was getting pretty tired, but not ready to stop. At this point, we had been at the zoo, having a blast, for 5 hours!!

We got to play on this HUGE playground...it was so much fun...

...and pet some animals. This lizard was so cool!

Then, after we finished seeing most of the animals, we got to go ride some of the rides.

This was my first time...so fun!!

These teacups were super fun..."Sissy" got us spinning around and around very fast...

We were both laughing...

Then, it was time for our favorite ride of all...a miniature drop zone. "Sissy," McKinly, and I loved it so much that we got to ride it 7 times!! It would take us about 30 feet high and then "drop" us at random intervals. The first "drop" made my face look like this...but after that, we were all screams and laughs. Mommy and Aunt Blip Blip took so many pictures because we were so funny...enjoy them all!!

What a fun day at the zoo. We were there for about 9 hours and had a blast...but, we were so tired! Then, one night, Daddy & Poppy got to go to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game. They were both so excited. While they were at the game, Daddy caught a game ball. He gave it to me. So, here I am with Daddy...with a game ball...wearing Daddy's Reds hat!

What a great trip. We loved celebrating Great Mamaw and spending time family.