June 2009

Slowly but surely, I'm catching up. So, here's what I remember of June.... The whole "DeLong" crew met up at the Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati. We had a wonderful time playing in the water parks, visiting the Newport Aquarium and braving the crowds at Kings Island. The Great Wolf Lodge has an incredible outdoor pool and an even better indoor water park. The boys loved it! Here are Momo and Grandpa with all of the grandbabies....

Grandpa and Brody at the aquarium, touching a shark... or attempting to touch a shark.

The boys in front of a huge aquarium... Notice the large shark in the background. YIKES!

Bro loved the waterslides. The child has no fear of water. None. He would go down the slide, regardless of if there was someone ready to catch him. Crazy. That's all I can say.

Brax loved the slides too, but it took a little longer to convince him. He has a more appropriate fear of water :)

Cousins!!! Brax, Trevi and Brody. They love each other so much. The boys take such good care of Trevi and no one can make her smile like they do.

Here's a group shot of Momo and Grandpa with the sweaty grandkids at Kings Island. Whew, it was hot!

Brax loved the kiddie rides! This swing was particularly fun.

And here's one of the boys driving a "Nickelodeon" car.

Brax's favorite ride was the kiddie coaster and he convinced Momo to join him on several rides. "Hands up for the hills!"

The boys on the kiddie scrambler.

We enjoyed our time with the whole family and left Cincinnati tired and happy. Then, since we were halfway there, we headed on up 71 to Mimi and Papa's house....

Where the boys enjoyed some fishing...

I couldn't believe how Brax just grabbed onto the fish. I love how boys are so different than girls. I would never have grabbed onto a fish's mouth when I was his age!

Not to be outdone by his brother, Brody attempted to hold a fish as well. He also attempted to kiss the fish. Gotta love it!

Brody also loved the earthworms! He hugged them and kissed them as well. Boys.

We took at trip up to Chagrin to walk around, see the falls, get some ice cream and feed the ducks. Here is a pic of Mimi and Papa with the boys!

Mimi found this golf cart at a garage sale and the boys ran the battery dead multiple times each day. They loved it!

And last, but not least, Mimi borrowed this 4 wheeler from her neighbor's children. The boys loved it and spent countless hours riding it while we were there. Here's Brax showing off and acting like a hotshot.

Brody figured it out too and quickly progressed to doing tricks such as standing up while driving. My children are crazy.

So, that was the important part of June. Otherwise we were just playing with friends, going to the pool and living the summer life. Now.. onto July!