2019 Quotes

Torin
"No"
-Response to what he doesn't like. His subtle, convincing argument.

Liam
"LAPS"
-What Liam says while running in circles

"How to______"
-Liam being his own TV

Kate
"I farted"
-
"I can't eat that"
-Because she got braces

Jacob

"your a bully"

Hilton Head

The whole crew, ready and excited for the drive to Hilton Head! Fortunately, we don't have as much drama on the road these days.

Nana got everyone Independence Day shades.

Everyone wore them all week.

Dolphins often came to visit - we were able to paddle within a few yards of them a number of times.

It was even a relaxing week for the parents!

As usual, we biked everywhere! It was quite the procession - bikes of every size, including trailer bikes and bike trailers.

We took a couple classic family pictures - some on one of the old trees in Harbor Town

and our Sunday picture after church. We actually did professional pictures one day on the trip, but I am not sure where those are, so these will have to do.

Giving our kids the Gregg Russell under the Old Oak Tree in Harbor Town experience. HOOOO!

The inspiration for the Ryan Warnick-designed family reunion t-shirts.

At South Beach, near the Salty Dog, there were a couple parrots, including one red one, named "Captain." Torin saw one in the gift shop, and we came home with Captain.

Food was yummy as normal - Budge's pancakes

and Matt's grilled chicken.

We made some time for tennis. Papa came over to watch too.

There was lots and lots of beach time!

 

And lots of cousin time 

 

and even some future aunt time!

The boys room was a very popular place - it was so much fun having all these boy cousins in the same room.

COTA for Team Clayton wrist bands

We recently got the dental mouth expanders game. There were some really funny faces and hard-to-understand words!

The newest game - like bowling - you get 1 point for the first hole, 2 for the 2nd, and 3 for the back row. We spent hours playing!

 

Summer in the City

Girls baseball game night - Dani and the ladies got awesome tickets from Twila and enjoyed a night at the stadium, staying all the way for fireworks.

Jared got to see a riverboat race from his office - it was cool to watch!

A visit to Finley Market for Dani and the kids

Smale Park - the carousel, the flying pig - it's fun to go visit the park downtown.

Jared enjoys running downtown. Sometimes he runs across the river, up to UC, sometimes to the Museum Center.

It's humid ... but it's been a fun summer!!!

Summertime Exploring Cincinnati

Some of our favorite places to go in the summer in Cincinnati - 

Kings Island, of course! Dani has taken the kids a few times during the day, and the whole family has gone a few times as well. We love the big roller coasters!

We love going to the zoo - Dani has taken the kids there a few times this summer.

One of our favorite exhibits - watching the chimpanzees

Reds Game - everyone has Reds gear from winter when we announced we were moving to Cincinnati, and everyone was excited to go to a game and get pictures with the mascots.

More Kings Island - including riding the Beast!

Summit Park - there are lots of activities at Summit Park. This used to be Blue Ash airport, and they've built out a cool park and some trails around. They host various events throughout the summer. It is a bike ride away for us.

Loveland Bike Trail - we've done quite a few rides on the bike trail. Torin is a trooper on his little bike!

Walker Bros in Montgomery - we sometimes ride to get some ice cream. Truth... the ice cream at Walker Bros is pretty meh.