Exploring Colombus

When we first found out that we were for sure moving to Colombus there were a few people in our ward who had lived there before and they told us we would love it. They were right! We are having a great time. I can't believe all the fun things that there are to do. This picture was taken at a park with fountains that squirt up and waterfalls. The ladies in the ward call it the Bunny fountain park because there are huge bunny statue's on top of this hill that the water park is by. It is free you just come with your toys and swimming suit and play.

We got zoo passes and we have gone a few times now. They really have a wonderful zoo here. The kangaroo's were especially fun to watch this particular day.

Lots of statues all over the zoo to climb on. And of course we had to stop and climb on all of them!

So much for looking at animals. Once the kids discovered this amazing playground it was hard to get them excited about anything else. Oh well it's great exercise for them and Chris and I just need to remember to bring a book.

Here is a picture of only half of what is there. It is quite the playground.
This little clip was taken at Fancyburg park in Upper Arlington. We went with our good friends from Hershey who also moved to Colombus for residency. It has been so fun having them here. It was a really nice park with an awesome playground. This clip doesn't really show it but I thought it was cute of mykids interacting. In this clip Steven says he is going to a music festival. We went to a jazz and blues music festival the night before with some new friends and had a great time dancing to the music with helium balloons. So that is what inspired his imaginative play.

Here is a video clip of the kids playing at the bunny fountain park. I'm not sure what the real name of the park is. I am sure we will be making lots of visits to this park this summer. We are having so much fun exploring and we also are having fun making new friends. Everyone here has been so friendly to us. We have been invited to lots of things and we feel very welcomed. There are so many young families like us in this ward and someone is always planning something. So if I get bored or lonely here it is my own falt!

Steven told us to!

I don't know which was funnier, finding these two cuties covered in stickers or their quick response when I walked in the room that Steven told them to do it.

These kids had so much fun playing together. These are our good friends in Hershey. laura and Steven went to pre-school at their house all last year and we also got together and let the kids play alot. For a long time almost everyday Laura would ask if her friend could come over. Steven also loved having them come over. My favorite was when they would all play hide and seek together. It was so funny to watch. This picture was taken while we were at their house waiting for our truck to be loaded the day we left to Colombus. We really miss them!

Our New Backyard Paradise

It all seems too good to be true. I can't believe I have this wonderful back yard. We were even able to put in a nice big garden. I bought the slip and slide and the kiddie pool for the kids to play in while we put in the garden. We planted the next day and the kids enjoyed helping put in the seeds. We put in cantalupe corn, beans pumpkins butternut squash, zuchinni, summer squash, potatoes, onions, green peppers, broccoli and some zinnia and sunflowers line the edges. Everything has already sprouted except the carrots. I hope they come up. Since we got here we have been working hard on the yard and also painting. We are done painting the rooms we are going to paint and now we are working on finishing up unpacking. I am hoping to be all done before Chris starts oriantation next week. We were so grateful for my parents who came and helped us for a week. Thank you mom and dad! The kids are absolutely loving the backyard as well as having stairs that is one of their favorite places to play. I am feeling very blessed!

The house has a really nice patio. We weren't eating on it though because it was too hot!

The only way to play in 90 degree weather!

Aaron loves our new backyard too!