Hocking Hills

We just finished an amazing week in Hocking Hills, Ohio with our dear friends Chris & Claire and their beautiful daughters Charlotte and Maggie. I doubt we'll go back to that particular area again - although the countryside was beautiful, there wasn't really much to do nearby. (In fact, the most popular outing of the week was our visit to a general store in the middle of nowhere to check out a 40-year collection of lunch boxes belonging to a very colorful local who kept slipping outside for hurried gulps of Wild Turkey.) But we had a nice cabin, a big backyard and wonderful company, so we were quite content to hang out at The Merlot (our cabin's name) for most of the trip.

My girls were in heaven, each adoringly following their slightly older Dippel girl counterpart. Chris and I were in heaven, hanging out with two of our favorite people during lazy days with the kids and late nights of trash talking and game playing. (I believe Small World, Dominion, Space Alert and Pandemic were the four biggest hits of the week. Whackity-smackity-doo.)

I've never had seven days fly by so quickly. Until next year...

The girls playing outside with Claire.

Emma and Charlotte having a pillow fight.

Sophie and Maggie - after about 12 hours around Maggie, Sophie suddenly decided she needed a pacifier too and proceeded to use one the rest of the week.

The girls miniature golfing.

The Hocking Hills gang, just before we said adieu and I burst into tears.