Our Ohio Trip (Friday-Sunday)

(Days 29-31)

Isn't it so nice that my brother planned out everything for us? I mean we had a detailed schedule of where we would be at any particular time down to where exactly we would be going to eat.

It was nice to have things planned out for us.

Friday, July 13th we went to a place called Magic Mountain. This place was aaah-mazing!!
It was like Chuck E. Cheese.
On steriods.
For grown-ups.
But awesome for kids too.
Amazing!

I had the best time here! First we went for a spin in the go karts.

Surprisingly enough, I had NEVER gone go-karting before! Dez and I loved it!

Next we played laser tag. They even allowed Desmond to play with us! I don't think he liked it too much because he said he was done after about two and a half minutes. In all my excitement I forgot to get a picture of Dez is his overly huge laser vest. ( I could kick myself! He looked so cute!) So I ran back to get this picture to sort of make up for it.

 After laser tag was putt-putt which is one of Dez's favorite things to do!

See? He's a professional!

He really was very good. I never had to help him. Not once!

After mini golf, we let the kiddos run wild in their awesome indoor two-story playground.

And then finally we went to play all the arcade games.

It was serious business.

After a long and eventful day at Magic Mountain we decided to go and eat at a place called BD's. If you ever come across one, you MUST STOP AND EAT! It is so good and delicious!

Since BD's was in an outdoor shopping center, we thought it would be best to walk off a little of our dinner. And, good thing we did too, because we came across a Lego store. Good Lord, Desmond spotted it a mile away! He was in heaven! I couldn't get him to calm down! He had some birthday money left over so I let him choose anything he wanted. He picked out these guys:

Now, the funny thing about these little dudes is that Desmond got to make them himself. He picked out everything for each one. That's why we came home with a astronaut with a helmet and an axe, a girl pirate with handcuffs (yikes!), and a boy pirate with girl clothes. Ah, that is one of the many reasons I love Desmond so much; he's 100% his own person!

Finally after our shopping we ended our day an ice cream parlor.

Gah, I can't say it enough. Desmond had a blast. I'm so glad we went! It was awesome to see my family and have Dez and Dax play with their cousins.


On Saturday, July 14th it was time to head home. I packed our bags and loaded the van and prepared myself for the 19 hour journey home. I think the boys realized they gave me a hard time on the trip up to Ohio because the trip back was a breeze! Either that, or they were expecting the long hours ahead. It also helped that we left in the middle of the day. Half a day in the car then a full night only left us a fourth of the day in the car on Sunday. That was a much better ride, for sure!

We made it home in the late morning on Sunday, July 15th. I unpacked, got settled, and persuaded Desmond to take a nap with me and Dax. And nap we did! All three of us slept for 3 hours straight!

Ah, nothing quite like the comfort of your own bed! It's good to be home!