Cincinnati Bound

We had finally arrived in Kansas, it was about 105 degrees and humid. Since Walter has no AC we pulled into a lake to hang out for awhile while it cooled down before we continued. Sadly it was so windy there that Roslyn could not nap, too hot to put her in the van to nap, and when we went to get in the lake it turned out there were some gross dead fish on the shore. We didn't like Kansas. That night we rolled into Kansas City, Missouri to stay with our friend Liz. We showed up smelly, unshowered, hungry, no clothes clean, dirty van, whiny baby and she showed us compassion. She let us shower, helped us get laundry started, had an extra clean outfit for Roslyn, and took us to a fabulous taco place, then let us sleep in her fluffy clean bed. She fixed us and we were very grateful, plus we loved getting to spend some time with her.

Next up we drove and drove and arrived late in Louisville, Kentucky to stay with my little sis, Erika. We showed up at about 1am and we hung out with her and Justice for a bit and then spent the next morning with them. It was nice to get some one on one time with them before arriving in the constant busyness that would be Cincinnati.

We got to Cincinnati and kicked it off with a Father's day party with about 20 people. It was so great to see so many people and get to introduce Roslyn. She became overwhelmed and wasn't in the best mood, but it was still a great get together. She got to finally meet the rest of  her aunts and uncles! Mallorie and Tim were an easy sell but Colton I wasn't so sure about. Then on an outing she fell asleep in his arms and he was so proud. Since that he's pretty into her too :) She also got to meet her kitty cousins and one of them really really wanted to nap in her basket with her.

We also took a week to stay at Mallorie and Tim's house which gave us a nice calm space to recoup everyday, they were at work. We also got to spend some amazing quality time walking the bike trail, sipping drinks on their deck, and going to dinner that was all spontaneous. We've never gotten to spend time with them like that before and it's a big gem of the visit for me.

We threw miss Erika a bridal shower. Also a fabulous way to see a bunch of family at once. It was beautiful and I enjoyed getting to celebrate her and be there in person!!

We snuck in a lot of naps. Roslyn got the most naps but we had lots of others willing to watch her if we wanted to sneak one in too.

Roslyn got to meet her future BFF Gideon. We hung out with our friend's the George's for almost a whole day. Playing at the playground, eating food, waterpark, a game involving whipped cream. It was a big chunk of time and we were so thankful for it.

A lot, like a lot, of ice cream was consumed. Green Man Twist, run by my lady Katy, was the favorite of course. We got it with friends, neighbors, family, and even on a drive home in a downpour. Seattle has like no soft serve so I took it wherever I could get it!

All the great grandparents were a hit of course!

We played top golf with my family and Josh's. It was way more fun than I wanted to admit. I also wasn't half bad :)

We luckily were also able to attend another FC Cincinnati soccer game. I was very excited to put Roslyn in her little ear muffs. She loved them and dozed through most of the game. She didn't even wake up when they scored and everyone was cheering. Then after the game were fireworks, we all watched for Roslyn's reaction more than we watched the fireworks I think. She seemed intrigued, definitely not scared. This girl isn't scared by anything we've found so far. 

Josh's mom has a pool so she bought her a suit and Roslyn went for her first swim. This was the first time she didn't cry when we put her into water. She didn't smile or seem to really enjoy it but she didn't hate it either.

We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary and my parent's watched Roslyn. We went to Please for dinner and took the typical bathroom selfie with their tile :) It was fabulous to have free babysitting!

Then as a last stop before we headed out west we ran up to Cleveland to visit one of my oldest friends. We have been pen pals since freshman year of high school. We got to meet her girlfriend and all her cute pets. We hadn't really ever visited Cleveland. We had a wonderful time and the city had lots of beautiful spots and tasty food.

 Then we were back to living in Walter and exploring outside...