Ohio Trip (part 2)

Well, our trip continues...

After our exciting trip to King's Island we had our next event approaching: Aunt Krista was arriving on the next Tuesday (16th). Once she got here our week was filled with lots of fun activities. Rhaegan hadn't seen Krista since Christmas since Christmas so it took a little while to completely warm up to her but of course it didn't take forever. They were eating ice cream, reading books and swinging on the porch swing together in no time at all. Rhaegan had also warmed up to her uncle Nick and aunt Denise, their foreign exchange student Nils and their two dogs Chandler and Charlie (see below). Chandler (left) wasn't too sure about her but Charlie didn't mind her at all. Good thing she's gentle with animals. It made the warming up process go a little smoother.
Of course she had to help Papa with the yard work while riding her new tricycle.
The porch swinging mentioned earlier was a popular activity
And Popsicles were always included whenever we were outside (way too messy to be an inside treat)
Then we found this awesome park to take Rhaegan to. It may not look like much from the picture but there was this play set and another one for smaller kids. Of course being the little daredevil she is, Rhaegan wanted to "big kid" set instead.

Ohio Trip (part 1)

Well...I am still in lovely Ohio. We have been having a great time with Grandma and Papa Cupps, Aunt Krista, Uncle Nick, Aunt Denise and Nils. The first week consisted mainly of unpacking and organizing but by the weekend (Sept. 13th) we were definitely ready for some fun. Every year during the month of September Procter & Gamble treats their employees to a day at the local amusement park King's Island. It's like a Six Flags only a whole lot bigger and better. Since we've been living in New York the past eleven years we haven't gotten to go to King's Island. Fortunately my dad thought since we're here now we better take advantage of the free passes. So Saturday morning we woke up (my mom and dad, Rhaegan and myself; Krista wasn't here yet) and got ready for an entire day of fun. There in a fantastic kids park where Rhaegan had a blast. She wasn't afraid of anything and would have probably gone on the big roller coaster if she was tall enough. It was so fun to watch her run from ride to ride and patiently wait for her turn to arrive. We are definitely going to be coming back every year for this event. Since it was P&G day, there of course had to be huge balloons advertising the products they make.
Right as you enter the park there are these enormous fountains which Rhaegan was enthralled with. She sadly told me, "mom, we forgot my swim suit."
We attempted to ride this ride first since it's Backyardigan's and that's Rhaegan favorite show. However, the girl running the ride said Rhaegan was too short and wouldn't let her ride. I was so mad because she wasn't too short, so we went over to this booth (which we didn't know was there until after the fact) and they measured her. Sure enough, she was 36" which is what you need to be to ride most of the kid rides. They gave her a special bracelet and off we went to ride the Backyardigan swings.
Rhaegan and roller coasters are like peanut butter and jelly; they just belong together. Her and Papa Cupps had their hands in the air and were screaming with delight this entire ride.
Lastly, we took her on the kids version on "Drop Tower." They take you way up and then expectantly drops you back down to earth. Rhaegan looks too small for this ride but fortunately wasn't. She loved it.

Loveland, Ohio

Yep, that is where I am right now. My parents moved from New York back to Cincinnati last week. I was lucky enough to come out here to help unpack, organize, keep my mom sane, mow the lawn, etc. It has been a lot of fun and Rhaegan is enjoying the time with her Grandma and Papa Cupps. Krista arrived late last night so now the party can really start. My mom and dad don't have the internet hooked up yet so the likelihood of me updating my blog with pictures anytime soon isn't great. I will have some great blogs in the near future though, so stay tuned.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!

Rhaegan and I have been able to have A LOT of mommy-daughter time lately. Shae has been in Las Vegas for 12 out of the last 14 days. He is basically living there now for work so us girls have had to find fun things to do to fill the 24 hour days. I have really enjoyed spending so much time with Rhaegan (go figure). She is so much fun and makes me laugh constantly. Here's a little peek at what we've been up to..... Of course we had to have a "movie afternoon". I would have done a movie night but I didn't think Rhaegan would last very long. We watched "Nim's Island" (very cute movie by the way), ate popcorn (a must when watching a movie) and drink some yummy Fresca. If you're wondering why we were watching the movie on a portable DVD player it's because I was also babysitting Ashly's little boys and they were both sound asleep in the two rooms with TVs. Rhaegan loved the "slumber party" feel though.

We also made a lot of time for book reading. Rhaegan decided that instead of just reading to me she was going to read to her giraffe as well. You can see Giraffe's head poking out from under a blanket there to the right.

We had a lot of fun together and it looks like we'll be doing this a couple more times. Luckily I will be going to visit my mom and dad during Shae's next trip to Vegas.