July-o in Ohio

The kids got to spend a couple of weeks with Oma and Papa in Ohio this summer! Hard to believe it has already been 3 years since our last trip there. They got lots of quality time, learned all about Athens, and did lots of puzzles. I wasn't there, so this post is created from their thoughts and recollections of their time there, along with photos sent from O&P.

They got some outdoor time with a hike to the Rock House in Hocking Hills. They reported that it was very tall and that they saw a lot of names scratched into the rock. And it was a warm day, but the cave was nice and cool.

One day, O&P took them to The Wilds, part of the Columbus Zoo, for a safari tour. They got to see lots of rare and interesting animals from the back of a pickup, including an Asian deer fight. The truck also went off the main roads to get closer to the animals and stopped at the carnivore center to see dholes and cheetahs.

They even got to feed lettuce to the giraffe, Tuffy, and sweet potatoes to the rhino, Suru.

The kids spent a day at Columbus' Center for Science and Industry, which is a science museum for kids. They had fun with water, piston pushing, and blind lego construction with a partner through audible instruction.

They even got to go back to Great Wolf Lodge. Check out how much they've grown in 6 years:

Thanks Oma and Papa, for a fun and memorable July!