Back to Ohio

Tyler has a friend, who was also a resident, that had a wedding planned in May.  Tyler definitely wanted to come back and support him.  We thought it was a great time to bring the whole family back and enjoy what was home for us for three years.  

We saw many of our old friends, and also ate at our favorite places.  

Gatti's Pizza was on the list!

Makenzie with her best of all friends, Meghan.  

They still Skype and send letters weekly.

We spent some time out at Shawnee Forrest and found all the bugs and critters that WA doesn't have.

 

So here is the happy bride and groom, Stacy and Jerod Walker.  They are a perfect match for each other.  They have quite the talent in designing and decorating for parties, so we knew that their wedding would just be spectacular with every little detail covered.   Their outdoor wedding had threatened rain all day, and it even downpoured for 30 minutes right before.  It was an adventure for us guests waiting with umbrellas.  Luckily it stopped and the wedding went on.  The reception was in a large white tent, which was great, because the rain started coming right after the ceremony!

Here is just a piece of the beauty: 

 

Their wedding cake was upside down, and resembled a chandelier!  

It was something I have never seen. 

 

We ended our trip with a visit to the Columbus zoo with our friends, the Lyons, who kindly opened their home to us during our stay.  We had a kid take the picture, so that is why Tyler's head is chopped off.

Out of the three years of living in Ohio, we never visited the zoo!  We always opted for the COSI museum instead.  It was a perfect day to go with overcast skies. 

I don't know when we will make it back to Ohio again.  I tell our dear friends there to give us a reason to come back and we will.  So I guess we will wait for that trip-worthy event once again!