Weekend in Dayton

Hannah and Sawyer are staying with Nana and Abba in Dayton for a few weeks, so we decided to capitalize on their close proximity and go visit them for the weekend. We love staying at Nana’s house. She always has lots of good food 😉.
While we were there we went swimming, watched movies, got hair cuts, shopped, and ate lots of pastries. Nana made some adorable little hand knitted sweaters for Ruby and Cora, and they got new outfits to grow into. They’re already so well dressed. I remember when I was little getting cute little handmade dresses from Nana and grandma Natalie, usually around some holiday. My favorite was a church dress that had snowmen on it, and puff sleeves. So fancy. 
We went to the Rusty Bucket, which is my favorite restaurant in Dayton now. They have this amazing salmon that is cooked perfectly. 


When we got home we had a couple of Amazon packages for the girls from Mimi waiting on our porch. It was like Christmas morning. I set up their activity mat, and I was surprised by how much the girls got excited by it. They were wiggling and cooing for a good 30 minutes. It was fun to see them actually play with a toy. They’re getting so big! 


This little light up thing has already been useful for tummy time. Usually I can get Ruby and Cora to lay on their stomach for 5ish minutes on a good day, but this toy was so interesting to look at that they were happy for twice that amount of time. 
We’re so lucky to have grandparents that live close by. I’m already anticipating many winter trips to Florida to escape the Ohio weather. Hopefully the girls will be good travelers.

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