On the Road Again: Dayton, pt 1

We are back on the road again, this time in the Buckeye state!  On Saturday we arrived in Dayton and had lunch with our friends, the Colemans.  The Colemans ran the OMS Student Center down the street from us in Wilmore from 2005-2011.   It was our first time to visit since we've both left campus ministry and we enjoyed catching up with them and gleaning from their years of experience in missions, and more specifically, language acquisition (Rachel has taught Spanish for years).  We enjoyed our first taste of LaRosa's pizza!  (If you've been to a Reds game, you know LaRosa's!

We decided to take some time while we were in town to stretch our legs before our next appointments and learn a little bit more about what this part of the country is famous for: aviation!  We all really, really enjoyed the National Museum USAF. So. Many. Planes.  The kids were consistently pointing, "Look, look, look!"

We then headed over to the Allens for a great visit and incredible supper of barbecued ribs and chicken.  David A and my mother are first cousins.  He and his wife, Janet, are parents of four (my 2nd cousins?).  Their son, Ben, and daughter-in-law, Sarah, joined us for supper.  As you can see, Sarah was a BIG hit with the kids.

The next day we Ellie was thrilled to check out Uncle David's bee hives... We were glad that Sarah Jane was able to spend some time with us too!

A little walk down to the back field where we could check out a (safe) dead hive.  Ellie "suited up" nevertheless. : )

 After all that hard work, we enjoyed some homemade oatmeal cookies on the front porch!  Thank you, Allens, for your wonderful hospitality and helping us make some great memories!

Next up!  A visit with the Todd/Saunders families and Way of the Cross church!