Cincinnati, Kings Island and Soak City

Wow, what a day! It started out with us being able to find a double hitch to tow the trailer and carry the bike rack! That is awesome news, as we could not get one at home.

We went to Kings Island. It was hot and humid. Andrew was not super thrilled and did not want to go on any rides. I walked him around in his new wagon while Joe and Joey went on some roller coasters. We decided to move on to Soak City...Joey and Joe helped me take Andrew over there and then they were going to go back to the roller coasters, but Andrew wanted them to stay. Long story short, we all ended up at Soak City. I can honestly say that Andrew had a complete BLAST! He was running around and running around, laughing, going down water slides, laughing, running in and out of the water. Then we went over to the Lazy River, where he was hilarious! He did not like the water squirting at him, so I told him I would protect him. So he kept yelling "protect me!"  "Protect me!" and screaming like crazy! But he was doing it with a complete smile on his face and excitement in his eyes.

After that, we dragged Andrew out of the Lazy River and headed to the wave pool. Until they nearly kicked us out at 8:00 pm, Andrew and Joey stayed in the water, in the wave pool, playing on tubes, laughing and having a great time. Joe mostly watched Andrew, although I tagged in at about 7:30 for a few minutes.

The boys are crashed out...dead to the world asleep now. Tomorrow we head to St. Louis to see the Gateway Arch! I have only ever driven past it, but never have seen it up close, so I am excited.

My inspiration today was seeing the pure, unadulterated joy on my children's faces as they played in the water with their dad. Sometimes we forget to stop and look at the innocence and beauty on the faces of children because we get so caught up in everything else. But it was amazing to step away from that world and into the world of letting go. I am not there yet, but I know that by the end of this trip, I want to feel that feeling of freedom in expressing my joy, the pure satisfaction without all the angst and emotion of being an adult. This was my personal poetry of life today, inspired by my family

Thanks for listening as we head into day Four! I am still trying to figure out how to upload photos, but I do have a few to share so, soon, I promise!