time to visit ohio!

it had been a while since matt and i had been to ohio to visit his family (although we were lucky enough to see them here in december for his & shari's graduation), so july 8 -15 we spent in the much cooler climate of ohio in a take-it-easy type week. we enjoyed the cooler temps (i don't think it ever made it to 90 degrees, and most days we were comfortable in jeans and t-shirts!) and catching up with the family. matt and his family surprised me with a trip to a fireworks show and a chance to babysit our newest niece, madeline sue, who will be a year old on september 7th! the fireworks were a real treat because i had to work on 4th of july and since i work nights, i missed all the independence day festivities. babysitting maddie was a blast, too, she's grown so much since we saw her last thanksgiving! other fun things we did in ohio: pedicures for the ladies, lots of naps, trips to bookstores and time for reading, cook-outs (which became cook-ins) and cookie baking in a kitchen that was newly remodeled but didn't have any measuring cups, cookie sheets, electric hand mixers or oven mitts! what an adventure! thanks to our wonderful family in ohio for another great trip! enjoy the pics :)

ohio 7/09