We had tons of fun at the Sweeny family reunion just outside Cincinnati. We found some good flight deals so the kids were excited we didn't have to drive haha. The house we stayed in had an indoor basketball court, outdoor sand volleyball court, a pool, and lots of space for games. We had a great time. We flew in early so we spent one night at Grandma and Grandpa Sweeny's house. It was the first time our 3 youngest have been to their house so that was fun. We saw lots of baby bunnies running all around their neighborhood, and I was grateful to stop at Yellowwood to see Uncle Ben's grave and Carolyn Guss's house.
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| Nathan entertaining himself during our layover |
One of the days we hiked Hocking Hills and it was other-worldly. So beautiful.
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| Nathan was obsessed with Anne and only wanted to hike with her :) |
We also spent one afternoon at a local science museum
It was so nice to have everyone together. It's been 6 years since I've seen Adam & Karen and it was so great to have all of the grandkids there. Even the college-aged kids and Maria all made it for at least one of the days. Adam made 3D printed toys and light sabers for all the kids and it was the greatest thing ever.
We didn't fly out until the next day so it was fun to explore Cincinnati and the Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as go to dinner with Karl and Sara.
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| We walked on a bridge from Ohio to Kentucky |
Newscaster videos at Baseball Hall of Fame
Alexa got to stay an extra week in Indiana with Carra. They flew to Salt Lake together--the first flight without parents for both of them! They had fun thrift shopping, swimming, going to movies, playing games, etc. I picked them up in SLC and we drove Carra to Twin Falls to meet up with some friends in Idaho.
Alexa was gone for Father's Day so we took our annual pics when she got back.
The kids helped work really hard all month to get the outbuilding ready for renters. I showed videos of our cruise ship on our TV screen and told the kids that we needed their help and would use the rent money to take them on a cruise in January. It worked! They were successfully motivated. Tad even found a quarter on the sidewalk and brought it to me, saying, "I want to give you all my money to go on the cruise." We got renters in on June 29th! They are a cute young family with an 8-month old baby.
Outbuilding Before Video
https://youtube.com/shorts/FfkfJwIYrsU?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/WU-kDCxbjIQ?feature=share
Outbuilding After Video
Before / During pictures:
After Pictures:
Misc Photos from June:
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| Alexa and smiley Remi |
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| The cousin applesauce gang: Audrey, Ian, Nathan |
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| Tyler gives Audrey lots of piggy back rides every day |
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| Quinn & Kathy are officially Senior Service missionaries! |
Video of kids playing at Cincinnati park
Tyler & Tad boxing
https://youtube.com/shorts/9Ous-gIhl2k?feature=share
Tyler & Audrey piggy back
https://youtube.com/shorts/3wMUqRi09_0?feature=share
Boys swinging during family lunch
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