Reds Game

This part Saturday Dan and I headed to Cincinnati for a Red's game. We got there a little late because we were working in Marion that morning, but as soon as the game started we were listening to it on the radio. The Red's played the Detroit Tiger's and we were impressed by the number of Tiger's fans that came to support their team. Our seats were also amazing because...1. We had shade for the entire game, 2. We could feel a breeze, 3. We got to sit just past first base and were closer than what we have been in the past. Here are some pictures...

View from our seats

Prince Fielders warming up for the Tiger's

Ready to start

 Sadly the Red's lost by 1 run...we did get to see a couple really fun plays, including a home run for Detroit. I was excited to wear my Red's shirt I got for Christmas :) After the game we walked to Graeters for some ice cream. We were surprised to walk in and walk right up to the counter, with in 10 mins of us getting there and getting our ice cream the place was packed!

 On the drive home Dan wanted to stop at The Golden Lamb, the oldest Hotel in Ohio. It was really cool learning the history of the Hotel; how many former Presidents have stayed there plus other famous people.

 After dinner, which was very good, we signed the guest book and Dan showed me upstairs. The entire place was full of antiques and very well decorated. I felt like we were transported back into time...which was fun. And besides having food and a fun history you can still stay there if you want too.

Lobby

The guest book

Stairs to the third floor

Third floor and stairs on the left to the fourth floor

One of the small meeting/dining rooms on the second floor

Display of Christmas ornaments

Even though it was a long day (we left our house at 6:15am and didn't get home till 1:30am) it was a very fun.

Memorial Weekend

These last few weeks have been pretty crazy and I suddenly realized I was behind on posting! For Memorial Day Weekend we usually go camping in Norther Michigan with my mom's family but this year my niece Amisha was graduating from High School. My parents were heading down with their trailer and Dan and I went down with our tent.

On Friday night my sister Michelle and her family came and stayed at our house. It was fun having dinner together and seeing the kids run around. We had a great time hanging out and had a "how high can you kick contest" started by the kids. In the morning we all packed up early and headed down for the ceremony.


Closest row, last girl on the left :)



In the old Hockey Rink...very smart!

  After the graduation we found Amisha and her boyfriend Kameron, who also graduated, and headed back to the house. We broke off into groups to get the house decorated and food ready for the party that was starting at 3pm.

 It was a lot of fun getting things set up and having time to spend with the girls. We are so proud of Amisha and enjoyed getting to celebrate with her.


Amisha and Kameron




Elisabeth and Reece (Amisha's sister and her boyfriend)

  After the party we headed back to my parents trailer so Dan and I could get our tent set up, we then took my parents to 5 Guys for a late meal. They had never been there before. My dad ordered a burger with everything on it :)

 On Sunday it was Elisabeth's birthday (she turned 17) and we had fun celebrating again with her. My sister made both Amisha's cake and Elisabeth's. Elisabeth wanted a shark so that is what went on the cake.



The Birthday girl

  Unfortunately on Sunday afternoon we found out that my Grandpa was in the hospital (unexpectedly...he has always been in great health) so we packed up early on Monday and instead of going to Ohio to spend the day with Dan's family we went up to Michigan to visit him.


Packing up our tent



Getting Home

The trip home went smoothly, we left early in the morning on Saturday to get to the airport. We got stopped at a check point so border patrol could have a drug dog sniff our car. The drive to the airport was fun and Dan was trying to finish up his pop before we got on the plane.

 At the airport they had over booked the plane and we considered taking the next flight and vouchers but they didn't want to pay us that much because it would be two of us having to wait. Once we got into Indy Jen picked us up and we took her out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse as a thank you for keeping our car for the week. We also decided to go see The Avengers with her and spent the night at her house. The next morning we lounged around and after lunch headed back home.

This was our souvenir from the trip :)

I was also able to get a picture of the rabbits that live in our yard...



Day 7 Bisbee and Coronado State Park

On our last full day in Arizona we again spent the morning with Jess and Ella. Our first stop was to the longest continuously used baseball field in Arizona which is in Bisbee!

Then Jess took Ella to the park and we went back downtown to check out the Catholic church's windows, see the court house, find the historical house, and get more information about the local ghost tour you can take at night. We ended up going to the courthouse first as there was a funeral taking place at the church. After grabbing some lunch we were able to get inside the church to see the stained glass windows.

Court House

Copper Fountain in the front of the Court House

It was tricky finding the historical house as the town sits in the hills, but we finally found it. We had to walk up a set up stairs to reach it and because we were 1 mile above sea level even the short climb makes you feel slightly winded.

Children's room

 The guy in charge of the house was kind of creepy and not very talk-a-tive. At one point he opened the shed to show us the wash room and winery. Dan and I both were waiting for him to close the door and kill us. When we finished up at the house we went to get more information about the ghost tour. I couldn't resist taking a picture of a pay phone downtown... they just aren't around any more.

Once we finished up downtown we went back to Matt and Jess's to get ready for our hike at Coronado. On the way to their house we noticed this side street that looked like it was from the 1950's. We stopped so I could take a few pictures. We decided to not go on the ghost tour so we could spend more time hiking and enjoy dinner with Matt and Jess when we were done.

 The drive up the mountain in Coronado was amazing and the view from the top was fantastic.

Border Patrol with their camera on the fence

We had a great time hiking and went into Sierra Vista for dinner before heading home.