Cincy

After we left Indiana, we made the trek down to Cincinnati...so many reasons to go here and in retrospect, we should have planned to stay longer.

We arrived to the Master Chef Pascal and his BBQ beef, chicken, slaw, beans, etc, etc, etc...it was quite the spread and all painstakingly homemade.  What a guy my old college friend Steph has found ;).  After dinner, we took a nice long walk, critiqued houses and paint jobs, and went for ice cream at Annabel's in Hyde Park.  On the way back, we saw the original fire station in the Park.  The firemen were sitting outside and when the kids and Indy showed interest, they let us all come in, sit in the truck, take pictures and hear some of the old stories.  This station has been there for over 100 years.

The next morning we got ready and made the drive over to the Creation Museum...we were so excited to go and meet up with some old "Word of Life" church friends, Dmitri and Marina.  Thanks you guys for the passes, what a neat experience, and it was so fun to catch up and meet the kids.  Everyone enjoyed the exhibits, the walk through, the planetarium show, the "Men in White" experience, the petting zoo and botanical gardens...super fun!  We pushed it as long as we could; but, with no naps and the heat, we had to leave about 4 and head on home.

That night we had some more of Pascal's amazing creations, some excellent steak and all the fixings.  We took another walk to Oakley Square and did the classic "ice cream shoot-out" and tried Aglamesis so we could compare to Annabel's from the other night...I think we would all say Aglamesis won, hands down!  We also got to stay up late again chatting and sharing so many of our experiences, job situations, cooking and "green" tips, and answering lots of questions about homeschooling.  I think you both will do a great job, Mac is in for a treat with you two as her teachers!!!  Love you both a ton and we're so thankful to have you as friends.  We'll keep in touch and if the sailing idea comes to fruition...you'll be the first two (and Shane ;) that we call!!!!

On their deck with Nautilus and a recorder!

Hyde Park eating our ice cream

Fire Station in Hyde Park

Sissi at the Creation Museum

Ahhhh, reminder from school this semester...it's Martin Luther!

Another reminder, the printing press!

The kids by some dinosaurs

A mock-up of Noah building the ark

Pascal and Mac on the swinging bridge

The boys, this bridge was a hit

Dmitri, Marina, Emily, Natalie and Julie with our family

Pascal, Steph and Mac with our family