Midwest Vacation::Part 1

In mid-July Ramin, Isaiah and I hit the road and toured through Ohio and Indiana to spend time with our families. We had a really wonderful time and made lots of great memories. There are a lot of pictures from the trip, so I thought I'd split my posts into part 1 and part 2. Below are some pictures of our time in Ohio. I don't have any pictures of Hocking Hills State Park where we spent a few days with Ramin's parents, his sister and her 2 boys, but it was great. Isaiah got to meet Dylan (7) and Noah (nearly 3), his cousins, for the first time and play on the beach and in the forest. He also roasted marshmallows with the boys and his Papa and rode his strider bike on the trails there. 

After we left Hocking Hills, we headed up to Tiffin to stay with Ramin's Grandpa and celebrate his Mom's 60th birthday. We loved catching up with all of the family we have there and watching the cousins play together. The pictures below are from our time in Tiffin. Enjoy!

Isaiah lining up some legos on Opi's table. Noah is playing with a truck in the background. 

A shot of the family enjoying Tom's delicious cooking at Trudy's 60th birthday party

Ramin with Ben, Dylan and Isaiah::Light Saber training :)

The birthday girl and Dad

Judy, Opi and Tom

Isaiah and Bruni playing Lincoln logs

Ramin, Isaiah and Opi

Isaiah watching a movie with Dylan

Sweet Noah-I took the picture a second too soon-he smiled right after 

Lili and Noah

Grammy Trudy with her 3 year olds-we were saying goodbye

Papa saying goodbye with a big swing in the air-classic Papa move!

I Love My Son

There are a couple of reasons why I specifically love my son today: 1. his unending love for lining up his toys and how he'll spend hours doing it and 2. our mutual love for Target. Both are expressed in this video. 

Father's Day with the Brothers

We had a great Father's Day on Sunday. Not only did we get to celebrate the very handsome man below, but we had the added treat of spending time with both of Ramin's brothers, Eli and Kamran and Kam's girlfriend Clarissa. I made massive amounts of kabob and we enjoyed the day together. Isaiah made the sign :)

The brothers gathered around the grill.

Kamran, Ramin and Eli

Kam and Clarissa

Isaiah sabotaging a potential picture with Uncle Bubby and Clarissa.

Congratulations Zenz Family!!

The Zenzes have now posted pictures of their precious new baby girl so I thought I'd share the ones that I have from our visit with them last week. 

Sweet baby Haven

Haven and her amazing Mama, Betsy!

Mercy, thoroughly enjoying her Jamba Juice.

Ramin and Haven (he looks good holding a little girl, doesn't he?)

My Life

I think there is no better picture to represent my life right now. My two men side by side doing what they love. so cute.

Unprecedented

I'm choosing not to post any pictures of sweet Haven Truett Zenz until the Zenzes themselves have a chance to do that, but I did have to bring everyone in on this unprecedented scene. We got to the hospital this morning and Isaiah climbed into the bed with Mercy and Eden, laid down under the covers, and watched tv. This very rare moment of relaxation lasted for about a half an hour. I thought it was one of the cutest things I've ever seen. We love those Zenz girls! 

And...he's off!

Here we have the rider himself on his first Strider bike ride outside.