Ohio!!—Izzy

Visiting Lola and Lolo in Ohio!!!!

Izzy

7.20.18

      I’m so sorry we haven’t blogged in so long! Ethan and I both had a busy week of camp after just getting back. After visiting the Limarzis in Maryland and also seeing the Johnson-Browns, Dad, Ethan, and I flew to Ohio to visit our other grandparents. We arrived on the 11th of July in the afternoon and Lola and Lolo were there to pick us up. On the drive home from the airport, we stopped to get dinner at Bob Evans. We drove to Lola and Lolo’s house and then relaxed the rest of the night. 

     The next day, Lola, Dad, Ethan, and I drove to the Columbus Zoo/Aquarium that also has a watermark called Zoombezi Bay. I got sick and threw up outside Walgreens while we got some sunscreen and water. We walked around the whole zoo because Ethan and I love animals! My favorite animals were the wombat, otters, and manatees. All of those animals are sooooooo cute!!!!! We think we even saw 2 baby manatees. The wombat was just sitting down because it is nocturnal. After the zoo/aquarium we got changed into our swim suits and went into the lazy river. Ethan, Dad and I rode some pretty amazing slides. One of my favorites was the one where you have a mat and slide down head first. You get to race the other people-but Dad beat me. This water park reminded me a lot of  Aquatica which is back in San Diego. A lot of the rides were the same. (You can go check out our other post about Aquatica too: Aquatica!!!—Ethan)We spent a total of 4 hours at the zoo and 5 hours at the water park. We slept really well that night! That was a very fun day and I hope to go back.

     We woke up and had breakfast. I got ready to go to the YMCA near Lola and Lolo’s house. Lola and I went in one car and Ethan, Dad, and Lolo went in the other car. I went into the heated pool for a little bit with Lola because it’s good for her knee. Then we went into the lap pool and I got to swim some laps. Since I had swim camp, I wanted to practice a little bit. We went to The Old Bag of Nails pub for lunch. Ethan, Dad, and I saw Skyscraper later at a movie theater in Columbus. It was a good movie but was very stressful for me. Later, some of Lola and Lolo’s friends came over and we had fondue for dinner. I had lots of shrimp and veggies. We also watched a lot of Wimbledon!

     On our last day, we all drove to Ohio State University to see the stadium. We got to see the marching band practice and they played the fight song. We went to an Asian noodle place and had a good lunch. We went into an Ohio State store and Ethan got a really cool hat. Lola and Lolo took us to the airport and we flew a short flight to Nashville. We ended up getting delayed a few hours and got in later. We actually saw the Vegas at the airport and drove home with them. We had a great trip and are excited to be home!!!