Road Trip!

Since the girls are STILL out of school (seriously..Longest. Summer. Ever.) we decided to tag along with Paul on a work trip last week. He had to go to Indy which is oh so conveniently 3 hours from my bff, Erin. So I convinced him to drive, yes drive with me and the 4 kids to Columbus and then he could rent a car and go to Indy for work.

We left on Tuesday morning and arrived at Nana Cheryl's in the late afternoon. Unfortunately since it was a last minute trip Erin had to work quite a bit. Thankfully her parents were more than willing to help keep us company. The drive really wasn't that bad - the kids were real troopers! We had a great meal with Curtie & Cheryl then we got to see Erin's store before heading to her house.

Wednesday Erin had off so we had a fun day just sort of running around town. We took the kids to an indoor play area at the mall since it was practically as hot in Ohio as it was here!

Thursday Erin had to work so the kids and I set off on our own adventure. We went for a walk in the morning then in the afternoon we found a fun Spraypark to cool us off! That evening there was a free concert at a park near her house. We had a great time. The kids loved, loved the music!

Friday Curtie & Nana Cheryl came over to keep us company. We found another Spray Park to go to and the kids loved it. They also loved that Curtie treated us to McDonalds! Friday afternoon Paul got home safe and sound from Indy. Erin and I actually left him home with the kids and went to her book club. It was so nice to meet some of her friends! I had a great time chatting with the ladies - so nice!!

Saturday we went to get Graeter's Ice Cream since you can't leave Ohio without having Graeters! Erin & I also took the girls to see Beezus & Ramona which was oh so cute! We grilled out that evening and let the kids run around in the sprinkler.

Overall it was a great trip! I'm so glad that it worked out for us to go! Erin is just the best hostess - hopefully her house has recovered!