We started out our trip last Sunday in Northern Ohio, visiting James’ grandparents and aunts and uncles. We hadn’t seen them since last fall and they were really happy to see us. Both of the kids really enjoyed playing with their Great Grandpa Payne. He is 85 and just a little guy, but loves kids so much! When we first got there, Peyton said, “Are you my grandpa?” and when he told her yes, she said “Mama, he said he’s my grandpa!” with a very high pitched, excited voice! James’ Aunt Marlene and her husband Buddy were in town from Virginia, so it was really nice getting to see her while we were there as well. Buddy was really nice and let the kids chase him around the house. ;) James’ Aunt Selina and Uncle Emerson were nice enough to take us out for pizza and got the synchronized show of taking toddlers to dinner. That was quite comical! They soon realized why we said that we don’t go out to eat often! Hahaha We were also able to visit with a dear friend, A.B. (Anna Baker) She had been a long time adopted member to the Abels family. She is now married, so I call her ABT (Anna Baker Turner). She has a little boy who will be 2 soon. We had a very short visit with her, but at least we were able to see her!
Here are some pictures of their time in Amherst.
Tuesday, we headed south to Circleville. That is where James’ mom and dad live. This is where the big events were. We started off Tuesday afternoon with an apple cider slushy and some light hiking around Ash Cave and got some great pictures of the kids! Circleville has a HUGE festival every year called The Pumpkin Show. This year was the 102nd event. This thing is huge! Circleville is a very small town but by Saturday, there are about 400,000 people that come in for this. We were fortunate enough to be blessed with a parking pass by someone who lives right by the festivities downtown and were allowed to park in her driveway, as opposed to parking miles away and walking or paying anywhere from $5-$10 per day in parking fees…Thank you Caroline!
Here are some pictures from Ash Cave
Anyone notice that my kids can't keep their eyes open in group pictures...only pictures by themselves?.
4 comments:
Glad you had a good time! You look great!
Looks like you all had a great time. I can't believe how big Gavin and Peyton have gotten. I can't wait to see you all in a week!
It was such a great week with you here; it's hard to put all the emotions into words or pictures.
Robin, you're truly a super mom, and I'm amazed that you keep up with everything as graciously as you do. Next year, however, you need to take a real date......to the cabin.
what a beautiful family! looks like everyone had a fun time!
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