Happy Birthday Eric!

Eric turned 29!  All he wanted to do for his birthday was to spend a weekend in Cleveland on the lake.  So we packed up the car on Friday night and headed north.  We stayed at my dad's condo on the water that Eric and I originally lived in for the first year of our marriage.  We had a lot of really good memories from that year so it was fun to go back with Nolan and live in the condo for a couple of days as a family of three now!

Eric's actual birthday was on Saturday and we jam packed it with lots of fun activities.  We woke up, fed Nolan and headed out to grab coffee to take to the beach.  We stopped off at the location where Eric proposed to me four years ago, looked out at the water and sipped our coffee.  Then we headed over to Huntington beach where we let Nolan splash around in the lake and swing on the swing set.  The fun didn't stop there.  After that we went to visit our good friends, Brian and Kendall, who just moved up to Cleveland not long ago and checked out their new house.  Then it was time for the pool.  We all went swimming for a little bit, Nolan took a quick nap and we got ready to go out to dinner.  We ate at our favorite restaurant while we were living in the condo, the Jackalope.  It overlooks Lake Erie and a marina and it was a nice night with a pretty sunset...perfect spot to share Eric's birthday with family and friends!

Then it was back to Columbus on Sunday morning. 

Happy 29th birthday, Eric!!

 Nolan on the bench where Eric proposed.

 First dip into Lake Erie.

 After dinner sunset.

Family pic.  Poor Nolan was exhausted after a long day!