Weekend in Cleveland

Eric had to fly to Dallas for Boston Scientific's National Sales Meeting last weekend so I put the kids in the car and headed to Cleveland to visit with Grandpa and Grandma Mary.  It is so exciting to me that traveling with the kids is getting easier and easier.  Now that Quinn is happy to watch a movie during the drive we no longer have to time our travel around naps to ensure that they are sleeping during the trip.  I'm packing less as they don't need as much, and the gear we used to have to shove into the car has dwindled down to almost nothing.  It's awesome.

The kids had a blast at my dad's house.  It's a little boys playground chock full of golf, lincoln logs, guitars, keyboards, pool, and movie theater.  Nolan thoroughly enjoyed the man cave, Quinn followed along and pretended to be just as entertained.  

My dad's neighbors have a little boy named Rocco who Nolan has played golf with before.  Rocco is super sweet and brought his clubs over for Nolan to practice with in the basement.

We took the kids bowling on Saturday night to Bay Lanes.  I used to go bowling there as a kid and it brought back a lot of memories (mostly because nothing has changed).  It even smells the same.

Nolan posing with the golfer/garden gnome thing.  This statue mind as well be a prerequisite when living on a golf course.  Every other house in the neighborhood as one.

Nolan swiped Mary's stuffed animal horse with the promise of taking good care of him and giving him back the next time we see each other.  This horse, who Nolan named "grandpa," has been by his side ever since.