Summer

 We went to the only whistle factory in the United States. I was surprised how small the plant was.  But then whistles are not that big.  We were not allowed to take pictures of any of the equipment, or the processes of making the whistles. It was quite interesting.  We each got a whistle at the end of the tour.

Since Tony and I had such a good time in Hocking Hill we decided to take Mike, Jess, and Hannah there.  The water falls were not as impressive as they were in the spring, but it was still very beautiful an green.  Hannah was able to skip her first rock. 

 

Mike and Jess went back to Phoenix, but Hannah got to stay with us for another 2 weeks.  We had such a great week with them and miss being able to see them more often. 

Summer

 On one of the days that Tony had off we went to Cedar Point. One of the largest roller coaster parks.  It is located about 2 hours from Columbus, in Sandusky OH on Lake Eerie.  Tony and Mike had to try all of the  scary ones.  Hannah was pretty brave for a 6 yr. old.  It was a long day, but we all had a great time.

 And for my Children that were not with us, Yes I rode on this roller coaster.  I had gone with the Laurel class a few weeks earlier and they talked me into going on this coaster.  I should have know that it was worse than they told me when it was the longest line that day and the signs said to take off ALL jewelry. I know I'm a little slow.

More Summer Fun

Unfortunately Tony had to work part of the time that Mike and Jess were here.  One of those days we went up north to a hardware store called Lehmans.  This place was massive!  We spent several hours going through this place.  They had every imaginable thing from antiques, to toys, to kitchen items, to tools and everything in between.

After spending several hours in the hardware store we had lunch at this little pizza and sandwich place across the street.  We were able to see the Amish buggies go up and down the street while we ate.  The store is much larger than the picture shows.  It has been added onto many times.

That eventing we went to play miniature golf.  We had a great time although none of us played that well.  This became Hannah's favorite thing to do and so we went several more times during her stay

After playing miniature golf  Hannah gave the batting cages a try.  She was such a trooper.  She got her finger smashed between the ball and the bat but she kept on trying.