4th of July in Ohio

On Thursday before the fourth of July holiday we loaded up at 5am and headed to the Charlotte airport--Ohio-bound! We were very excited to see our family, it has been since Christmas, way too long. Our flight went smooth to Dayton and Kevin's mom met us in the baggage claim to take us back to Versailles. She is now newly retired and very excited about all her free time. Kevin hooked her new laptop up to a wireless router, she is now wi-fi throughout the whole house, she is so techno-hip ;) We had a cookout Thurs. night with his family, although cold and rainy, we had a great time. There was tons of food as usual and everyone enjoyed catching up.



The Pohlman/Gavit men



Becky and Aunt Shirly having fun in the kitchen

Friday afternoon the Pohlman's did a 'drop off' half way between their house and my parents' house. As some of you know, Kevin and I grew up about an hour from each other(not to meet until we both landed in Charlotte). So on we went to Lima, OH to see the Barga's. Another cookout ensued and I was most excited to see my nephews, Colin and Jack. They are growing up so fast and I just cannot believe what big boys they are. Colin quickly showed me all the fun things ma ma and pa pa have at their house. They have bikes, slip and slides, and all kinds of toys. Of course the best 'toy' is Pa Pa's truck and riding lawn mower, they just love going for rides. Also one of the funniest things of the whole weekend was Jack, now 2 and a half, he will only wear his batman outfit and refuses to take it off. Also, wants you to CALL him Batman, so funny! My aunt Paula, uncle Scott and cousin Stevee were in from Florida for the wedding(the primary reason for the Ohio trip)so they drove up to Ohio for the evening. Saturday before the wedding we wanted to pack in some fun with a fish fry with my dad's fishing buddies. The men go on a fishing trip once a year and bring home a bunch of fish, they fried it up along with hot wings. The fish was great along with all the sides, we made brownies and took a cut up watermelon. So much food just wanted to nap after BUT we had to head to Indy for the wedding. I was so glad my dress still fit!(barely)

"Don't call me Jack..my name is BATMAN!"

Colin loved the slip and slide...although it was cold!

Dad and bro Matt--taking on Kevin and Uncle Scott in Corn hole
Brigette, my sister in law and 'batman'
Jack was not into it after putting on his swim suit--too cold!
My best friend Laura and her family stopped by--Amelia kept stealing my "pretty" to wear around her neck.

I miss ya Laura!

The(tall) Barga family--except Brig, she had to take the pic

My sweet little cousin Ben married his H.S. sweetheart Katie on Saturday. I did baby sit Ben at one time, my I felt old watching him get married. Now, he is 23..I guess I was a YOUNG baby sitter :) They had about 400 people there, it was a big bash. All of my Indiana family attended, it was great to see them all at once in one place.

Cousin Jocelyn and Cousin Emily...so pretty!

The Kukelhaun girl cousins(guess who is the oldie?!)

Ben was twirling Katie on the arrival to the reception. They lookes so happy!

Kevin and I outside the church, it turned out to be a gorgeous day!

We were definitely on the move the entire weekend, it flew by! Overall, it was a successful trip to the North and when we left we felt like we did everything and saw everyone. Thanks everyone for hosting and carting us around--Love you!