Brutally cold (~45 degrees) and terminally boring (5 events in 4 hours), that’s the best assessment I can offer of our first ever track meet. At least it was at Oak Hills, so the drive wasn’t bad. Ava and Lily both ran in 2 events and did the long jump. Well, Ava did the long jump but Lilly was tired of waiting so we bailed and hit Skyline.
 Waiting is the hardest part |
 Get set! |
 Go! |
 Taking off! |
 Stick the landing! |
The Girls with their Dolls
So the kids somehow got wind of American Girl dolls, and decided that was going to be there big gift request for Santa! So given that, I figured why not head up to Chicago after Christmas to check out the store and take a mini-vacation! We left on the 28th, came back on the 30th and really felt like we could have stayed another day. Trip was a lot of fun, we hit:
Kids in Hocking Hills
Kind of late this year, but we had a great weekend after the rain passed on Friday afternoon. We were back in Hocking Hills, but we went from 4 dads last year to about 10 this year! This was Cassie’s first year on the camp out, she was very excited and had a great time. We hit Old Man’s cave again this year, and then campground we were in had some Halloween stuff going on all weekend. Dance on Friday, trick-or-treating on Saturday. Click the pic to see more from the trip.
Ava stayed up late on Saturday, and we went through the Haunted Forest. It was actually pretty well done, very believable and she was pretty darned scared.
Summer is ending unfortunately, so wanted to quickly recap the 2011 festival circuit.
We hit several festivals this year, most of them while Julie was working so she didn’t get to partake in all of the good times. Ava really loved them, and sno cones and cotton candy were helpful while her jaws were wired shut for a couple weeks last month. Kids booths were weak at Little Flower, rides were expensive at Visi and everything was free at the Electricians Picnic at Stricker’s Grove!
 Cassie, Driving the Helo |
 Ava, Riding Merry-go-Round at Visi |
 Lots of "Merry go Arounds" |
 Riding the Turtle Coaster at Stricker's Grove |
Julie and I volunteered to chair the Goldfish booth this year, our first time volunteering at the festival. We both worked it on Friday, Julie went to the Reds game with friends on Saturday and then had the kids on Sunday. So I was pretty busy… The booth was a blast though, we had an awesome group of volunteers all three days which made the whole weekend go well. I’m exhausted, should have taken today off to recuperate; was breaking down the booth until almost 1 this morning.
 Not the prettiest booth, but it gets the job done |
 The UC Bearcat was a winner! |
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