Farewell to Ohio... For Now...

We were able to fit in a trip to Ohio to see the family before we head off to China. We left Oregon on the 12th of July and stayed in Ohio until the 16th. It was a great visit.

The girls were really well behaved on the way out and the way back, and other than not being assigned seats together and having to negotiate with those around us to sit nearer each other, it was a completely uneventful trip.

We arrived on Thursday and my mom was at the airport to meet us. We grabbed the rental car and headed straight out to the farm, and had take out Pizza from Addornetto's (more about Ads later).

Friday was laid back, with my uncle Kevin and aunt Sharon coming over for dinner along with my aunt Patrice, her husband Mike and their 4 kids. Grandad did up pork chops and stuffing for dinner, and there were plenty of pie's to be had for dessert.

Saturday was the big day. We got the cousins we were missing on Friday night all together (Patrick and his wife Ruth, Peter and his girlfriend Bevin, Ruth, Allison and Elizabeth), in addition to Kevin and Sharon, Mike and Patrice, and their friends Butch and Sue. Also, my cousin Danny and his wife Kathy were able to come down. It was quite the crew.

The weather was great, and we sat out in the yard under the shade of the trees and ate, drank, played cards and cornhole, and generally enjoyed a lazy Saturday afternoon at John O.'s place.

Sunday was a day of rest... We mostly read books and played with the girls, and then headed into my favorite restaurant for dinner - Addornetto's http://www.adornettos.com/history.html. It's just your average everyday family Italian restaurant, but has special meaning for me having gone there for many dinners over the years I spent in Zanesville growing up (summers and holidays).

Monday meant back to the airport and 2 planes home. As I mentioned, the kids were great. Hopefully they weren't using up their good behavior, rather showing us what we have to look forward to on our trip to Shanghai in a few days.

Below are some pictures from the visit home to the farm... hope you are all doing well.

Some of the cousins: Pat, Ruth, Allison, Elizabeth, Bevin (Pete's Girlfriend) and Pete