Cleveland, Ohio

We didn't get to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family, but we did get to see them this weekend. My family was in Ohio visiting our grandparents, so we decided to meet halfway between Miamisburg and Buffalo in Cleveland.

First stop was the A Christmas Story house. It was super cool to walk on the set, and it put me in the Christmas mood.


People pinned where they came from on a map. There were so many pins on the northeast side of the country that you couldn't even fit another pin in there.


Next we went to the West Side Market. It reminded me of the market places in Romania. We bought a big bag of corn, a bucket of fruit, and several awesome desserts.


Which we promptly ate picnic style.


Clayton and I recently bought a fancy shmancy camera with the intention of documenting our lives in higher quality. I brought it to Cleveland and made Hannah and my mom models. It was fun! I got tons of great shots of Hannah, and selected a few good ones to share on here.









Lastly we went to the aquarium. This aquarium was kind of small scale, but still worth the visit. They had a sting ray touch pool, a shark tube, and some very calming background music.




It was so great to meet up with my mom and sister. I sure do miss them!

Comments

  1. LanaNovember 30, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    So fun! I loved seeing you guys!

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  2. Natalie ANovember 30, 2014 at 9:59 PM

    I miss all of you too. Great pictures! Looks like so much fun.

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