Weekend in Cleveland & Niles

To celebrate my father in law's 70th birthday, we all chipped in for Indians tickets and planned on an overnight in Westlake.  Eric's parents surprised us with a party bus to go down and back to the game, which the kids thought was so cool.  Nolan ended up being in charge of the colored lights on the ceiling which became a big job as all of the kids had their own opinions as to which color the ceiling should glow.

It was a perfect night for a game and we sat in the club level seats which provided access to "free" food throughout the game and a more private section of the stadium.  The kids enjoyed being able to grab multiple soft drinks, popcorn, peanuts, treats, pizza, and hot dogs to their hearts' content.  We lasted until about the bottom of the eighth inning and then headed back to Westlake to hang out by the fire and sing happy birthday to Papo.  It was a nice visit and the cousins always have such. good time together.

 

The next morning we packed up and headed over to Niles to visit with my grandparents since we hadn't seen them since the holidays.  It makes for a long, exhausting weekend to go from Cleveland to Niles and back to Columbus but I am always glad we made the effort to see them.  I love giving the kids the opportunity to get to know their great-grandparents and experience their home as I did when I was their age.  It's a pretty cool thing that we are able to share the same memories with so much time in-between.

Eating lunch.  Nolan tried potato salad for the first time.  He was a good sport but it wasn't his favorite.

A wild game of Booby Trap.

The required pictures on the front porch.  I hope we can continue to visit for many more years but I know my grandparents are getting more tired as they are both in their mid-90s so these visits have become even more precious each time.