Summer Vacation Day 8 continued

Day 8 continued from Dayton, OH... we
traveled back to Cincinnati to visit the
Cincinnati Zoo. We also had dinner
at Skyline Chili again one last time before
leaving. Avery would only eat the cheese!
Say CHEESE Avery!

Summer Vacation Day 8- Dayton, OH

While in Dayton, OH we visited the
National Air Fore Museum. It was HUGE!
You could literally spend days in there reading
and looking but since we went with small
children we cruised through it in about 3 hours.
The highlights were seeing JFK's Air
Force One that carried his casket on
Nov 22, 1963 and the Apollo 15 capsule
that landed on the moon.

Summer Vacation Day 7 - Creation Museum

Day 7 we visited the Creation Museum.
The museum part was packed with people
so we saw and read what we could. The kids
did not want to read so Andrew and I
rushed through it. I would like to visit
again when they are a little older. The grounds
of the museum were beautiful and we
enjoyed touring the gardens and seeing
the animals. The kids panned for gemstones
and then we headed toward Dayton, Ohio.
We visited Ikea per my request on the way
and saw a movie that evening. After the
movie we had a surprise in the hotel
parking lot. It was Dale Jr.'s car! We
are not racing fans but it was cool to see
his car. 

Summer Vacation Day 6 continued

Day 6 continued.. We had dinner at Skyline
Chili to try the traditional way of having
chili on spaghetti. It was ok but I will stick
to have my chili on a hot dog. We headed
back to our hotel which was downtown.
We "splurged" on our hotel that night and
we were glad we did because after letting
the kids swim a few minutes we took a
hike down to the river and really enjoyed
the riverfront park. We saw where the
Cincinnati Reds play and ended the night
with ice cream. We walked over 19,000
steps on Day 6 and all without a stroller
for Avery. That was HUGE for her!

Summer Vacation Day 6

Day 6 brought a trip to the Louisville Zoo
and then we traveled to Cincinnati. We
had views of the Ohio River and visited
the Newport Aquarium. 

Summer Vacation Day 5- Louisville Slugger Museum

Day 5 continued to the Louisville Slugger
Museum and factory tour. We saw how they
make the bats for major league ball players
and at the end of the tour everyone gets
a small bat that was made there.  We
ended the night with a gas station picnic.