Columbus Zoo with the cousins

Disney on ice

Tanner's Baptism

Ohio Fun

Kids and the Circus

Arriving in Ohio.....

ARRIVING IN OHIO ........OUR NEW HOME AND NEXT ADVENTURE

Here is a view of Ohio as we came in on the plane.

Ohio.............

We have had quite the journey and adventure from the time we packed up everything in Germany , and all the events that happened in those last few weeks.Those are adventures and stories for another day .Traveling across the ocean with our little family was another step in our adventorous move and journey. We were blessed to stop in Utah after arriving in the Us again and visiting grandma and grandpa Merrill for a few weeks. Then we again packed up everything and headed on another plane ride to come to Ohio. after so many flights etc from Germany this one felt short and easy. We were excited to arrive in Ohio to start the next chapter of our lives. We are nervous and excited, but happy to finally be here in Ohio, after all the many events, details etc that have taken place over the last few months. It has been a crazy few months , but we look forward to being in the states again and all that comes with it ,after we get over our culture shock and differences between the United States and Germany and get more settled here.

Its always fun to discover the new fun places to visit as a family in the new places we move. The first few days in Ohio we found a few fun spots to hit up.

We had a yummy dinner at Texas Road House, the kids loved it as you could eat the peanuts they served in a tin can dish ,then you could put the shells on the floor. Haha so funny that they loved this part of what makes this restaurant unique.

After dinner we found a fun second hand book shop. These unique fun old bookshops are always fun to visit. The kids loved this discovery today.

We have been staying in a TLF on base for almost a month ,while we looked at houses to buy.We finally decided on this beautiful Home that has a great story of how we were blessed to find and get this beautiful home. That is also a story for another day.But we are so excited to own our first home and that is so perfect for our family. It  is a beautiful amazing home and we are so grateful it is ours. Heres to the next chapter of our lives in Ohio.

Utah Trip after our move from Germany

Leaving Germany and our Move

Paul and Jenae in Paris

Friends and goodbyes in Germany

Kids in German outfits

Disneyland Paris and Paris trip

Paris Trip with the kids

Hoiday Park Adventures

Mom and Dad Hunt come to Germany

Holland Tulip Festival part 2 2015

Tulip Festival ,Holland 

I love this pictures of the swans here, it was so pretty.

       Brianna really loved watching the swans.

We had to stop for a waffle break. Most German places have waffles for sale somewhere in the park. It was a warm treat on a cold day.

There were a lot of Tulips with two colors in them.  Paul loved these ones as they look like fire colors.

They had this photo painting area set up. We let all the kids sit here for a picture. The crowds that were waiting to take pictures all laughed when Brianna had to have her turn to. I love these of her so cute.

I love this shot of Paul and I it turned out so good.(A Few days later I got my haircut and colored red I will have to post pictures it turned out so good)

Holland Tulip Festival - Part One

   Holland ,Tulip Festival 2015

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       We took a trip to Holland, to see the famous Tulip Festival in Holland.It was amazing and beautiful. We spent the day walking around the gardens and seeing the thousands of tulips, of every color and size.

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The kids had a great day , exploring and seeing all the beautiful flowers. It was an amazing day.We got some rain but it just added to the beauty of the gardens and flowers.

We loved all the Tulips ,it was like a rainbow of colors in every direction ,some of them were two colors in one flower, and they were in different arrangements all over the park.

We had a great day. Everything was so beautiful.We loved taking pictures all day of the kids and the gardens, just before this trip we got a new lens for our camera and it was amazing to zoom up on the flowers and get such beautiful shots.We hope you all love the photos. 

 There was a large, beautiful lake with swans all over it. Brianna loved watching the swans, they just added to the beauty of the gardens.

 

                    This was a special amazing day as a family, we were so blessed to get to go.It has been something we have wanted to do for 4 years and we finally made it there.....so worth the 6 hour drive