Emma and Mommy went to stay with Gramma and Papa for a couple of days, now that Mommy's on vacation! We went to several places around the Mansfield area, including the carousel (for rides on the cat and ostrich), the bookstore, and the Loudonville Library (a very cool library with a playhouse, bus, and little shopping carts to carry your books). We also went to Malabar Farm, where we saw baby goats. A couple of "kids" somehow managed to escape their confines just to greet Emma! The next day we went to Lake Erie. Emma got sick on the way up (actually, just as we pulled into the Marblehead Lighthouse parking lot), but it must've just been car sickness as she seemed to make a speedy recovery. Besides the lighthouse, we also visited children's illustrator Jody McCallum at her studio where Emma "read" "Jesus Loves Me" to her! Finally, we went to Lakeside, a shore front community, where we enjoyed the pool, beach, and ice cream! Finally, Aunt Kristen came up to Gramma and Papa's for a visit and suggested a trip to the pool at the Mohican State Park lodge, where Emma got to show off some of her swimming and jumping skills and try water wings for the first time! We even got in a brief visit with Uncle Jason when he came up that evening...Emma loved showing off her puzzle-constructing skills for him!
Love it! It makes me think of the visit you guys made to our area last summer and our fun trip downtown to Market Square and the water place. I hope we will get together again soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer!
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