Trip to Cincinnati

 We had a fun trip to Cincinnati.  It is so nice playing with Jen's kids- the older kids are sooo much help with our little ones.  Sophie follows Bekah around everywhere and thinks she could do no wrong. Jonas was real sweet with Cade and helped us chase him around, it's nice to have an extra set of hands!  Since we drove all over Ohio, we had lots of time in the car.  Sophie and Bekah  sang along to the Frozen soundtrack- over, and over. Cade would get in the car and say," No, let it go. " We all felt that way.

 We went to the Children's museum- it is wonderful.  The kids played and played.  There are a lot of hands on/physical activities that are perfect for our kids.

 This was Sophie's favorite spot- they had a giant rope climbing course.  We were very thankful that Bekah was willing to do it with Sophie for an hour straight- and we didn't have to!

 We also went to the aquarium.  The kids had a great time watching all the sharks, fish, jellyfish, penguins, and playing in the touch ponds. For whatever reason, my kids always try to get into the touch ponds and I end up carrying them away embarrassed and dripping wet.

 I am not sure why, but Cade was mad at this 15ft crocodile.  He kept going up to the glass, tapping his finger on it and yelling, "NO, NO."  I was thankful that there was a thick plate of glass to separate them, because lets face it- Cade would have made a tasty little snack.

 Wanting to swim with penguins.

 Posing with penguins.

 We had a girl trip to American Girl. I think I loved it almost as much as Sophie.  It was such fun!  They brought chairs for the dolls to sit at the table, and served the dolls tea.  Everything was pink, flowers and stars.  They also treated our girls like princesses for the day.  I would happily go back.

 There are stations around the store that will fix your dolls hair, pierce her ears, and even a doctor station where they can repair dolls. These stations were fun to watch, but we did not do them as they cost roughly the same amount as your first year of college tuition. 

Sophie and her doll in matching outfits.  It is so much fun being with the Yu family.  Our kids play so well together that I always leave wishing we lived closer together.  Luckily, the kids are getting older and easier to travel with so hopefully we can continue to see them often.