The Cauley Triplets: Vacation in Ohio

In July, we went up to Ohio for a week to visit family and have some fun. Here's Alex patiently waiting to decorate cupcakes with Grandma.

Everyone gets a lesson from Grandma on how to decorate cupcakes and how to keep sprinkles off of the floor.

Ella just wants to eat the sprinkles

Then we have some fun coloring.

Ella and Helen help Grandma cook.

Ella needs some more water in her Thomas the Train cup.

Happy Helen

Watching Wizard of Oz with Grandma

Grandpa borrowed a water jumpy for everyone to play on and it was the hit of the trip.

This thing was awesome and the kids played for hours on it.

Ella going down the slide

Playing with Caroline in the water

Alex comes down the slide

Ella taking a breather

Helen and Caroline

We were also in Ohio for Colin's baptism (my brother and sister in law's newest addition). Cecil is his godfather, so it was great that we were able to be there for it. Here is Cecil, Colin's godmother Chris (Alison's sister), Brad, Colin, and Alison.

Colin is getting a little bored with all of this

Cecil holds Colin while he gets baptised

Godparents and parents

Alex and Buzz Lightyear look on (Grandma got him a life size Buzz and it went everywhere with us while we there. He went everywhere with us except back to Florida - we were half way back to the airport before I realized we did not have him. Grandpa had to mail him to us right away.)

Grandma, Grandpa, all the kids and all the grandkids

The happy parents and godparents

Ella and Helen

Alex, Ella, and Helen (and Buzz)

The Cauleys (and Buzz)

One picture without Buzz

Grandma, Grandpa, Andrew, Matthew, and Caroline

My brother, me and our families - I don't think we ever thought we would have 7 kids between the 2 of us!

Everyone plus Grandma and Grandpa

Ella and Caroline

The next day we stayed up in Cleveland and took the kids to a toddler amusement park. Here are Helen and Alex on a boat ride.

Alex flying his airplane (he had to have the blue one because "blue my favorite")

Ella flying her plane

And Helen in her plane

Of course we could not miss the train ride. Here's Matthew and Alex (while Buzz was not allowed to come to the park, Alex did get to wear his Buzz Lightyear t-shirt)

Ella and Caroline

Andrew and Helen

Mommy and Grandma

Alison, Colin and Brad

Ella riding in the carriage

Helen driving her jeep

Helen and Ella driving their race car

Ella did not like this ride so when she started crying, Helen put her arm around her and started patting her back and asking her "You OK Ella?" That's my little mommy!

Ella and Helen on the boucing cars

Alex in his rocket

Of course he picked the blue rocket

Ella riding in her rocket - what a care free life!

Helen's rocket

They even had a little roller coaster and Alex finally decided that he wanted to try it. Brad went on it with him and said that Alex loved every minute and laughed through the whole thing. Alex was not happy when we left after this and he did not get to ride it again.

Back at the hotel, we all had to climb into bed together

Alex and his new neigh (it is a "neigh" because when he first got it, he could only make animal sounds, not the name of the animal. This is a horse, hence, the name "neigh." It is a new neigh because he chewed the first one up so bad that we had to get a new one. We are actually on the 4th or 5th neigh now but he still calls it the "new neigh." Trust me, every night before bed we have to find new neigh before he can go to sleep. We don't go anywhere without it.)

Ella and her lovie

Helen in bed

The next day we went to the pool. Here's Helen and Alex playing.

Alex with his dive stick (Helen in the background)

Helen playing with someone else's doll (which she was determined to not have to give back )

At Grandma's house, Grandma got out the tea set for the girls to play with

Silly Helen

Ella is explaining to Grandma what the bears want in their tea

We went downtown to the merry go round. Helen went for one ride and then decided she was just fine not going again. So she sat with Grandma on the rocking chairs.