Tag Archives: Helena

A Cold Ohio MLK Weekend

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Carrie

William and I went on our first trip of 2020 – to Ohio – in January. I know – it doesn’t really make sense. We went because my sister and her family had a break in their farming and ranching … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Drinking, Eating, Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged alma mater, amputation, BGSU, Birchard Public Library, Bowling Green State University, Butch O’Hare Family Lounge, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cornish pasty, DTW, Educated, family, Fremont, heart attack, Helena, hockey, ice hockey, library storytime, Martin Luther King, Minnesota State, MLK, Ohio, ORD, Pizza House, prosthetic, Reverend's Bar & Grill, Rileigh's Closet, Slater Family Ice Arena, snow, snowstorm, storm, storytime, Tara Westover, The Stones Throw, TOL, Toledo Express Airport | 1 Comment

Annual August Ohio Pilgrimage

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Carrie

It was that time of the year – very hot, very humid, the week that preschool is closed, and the week before the new school year begins. For us now, that all signifies that a trip to Ohio to visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Drinking, Eating, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged African Safari Wildlife Park, ATV, budgie, camel, carousel, Catawba Island, Catch Me, Children's Museum of Findlay, corn field, Crazy Rich Asians, Delta, Depot Pizza, DTW, Elmwood, Farnsworth Metropark, heart attack, heart bypass, Helena, Helena Village Park, Maumee River, Ohio, Port Clinton, Quinstock Farms, rain, Sandusky County Fair, SNA, The Biggest Little Farm, Twin Oast Brewing, United Brotherhood of Carpenters | 2 Comments

Ohio, Again

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Carrie

I wasn’t going to go to Ohio at all this year. I took all the kids by myself to Ohio three (1, 2, 3) times last year. This year, I was going to use my time and money to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Eating, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged Bob Evans, bypass surgery, Catch Me, DTW, Elmwood, flowers, garden, Gerry, heart attack, heart bypass, Helena, International Park, Jane, Maumee River, Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Mother's Day, Ohio, Pearson's Metropark, SNA, The Docks, Toledo, Zia's | 2 Comments

Unexpected in Ohio

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Carrie

As I mentioned in my last post, William and I went to Ohio, unexpectedly, in April. The main purpose of our trip was to visit my Dad in the hospital as he worked to recover from a heart attack and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged bypass surgery, chickens, cousins, DTW, Gerry, heart attack, Helena, ICU, Imagination Station, LTCH, Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Ohio, sister, SNA, St. Vincent Medical Center, The Garrison, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Zoo, ventilator | 2 Comments

Take Me to Ohio

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Carrie

During the end of August and early September, we spent nearly two weeks in Ohio visiting with family, seeing new-to-us sites, and, most special of all, celebrating at my younger brother’s wedding. On this trip, William got to meet my … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Arts, Baby & Kids, Drinking, Eating, Sightseeing, Travel, Wedding, Wine Tasting | Tagged American Airlines, ATV, Birchard Public Library, birthday, Butterfly House, Catch Me, chickens, donuts, eggs, Elmore, Fremont, Gibsonburg, Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Helena, Ideal Bakery, library storytime, Miami and Erie Canal, Mount Vernon, Oak Openings Metropark, Ohio, ORD, Providence Metropark, Rusty River Barn, S.C.R.A.P., Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare, SNA, thunderstorm, TOL, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Utica, Velvet Ice Cream, wedding, White Star Park, Whitehouse, Wine Flight | 1 Comment

January Trip to…Ohio?!

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Carrie

We have had unseasonably warm temperatures in SoCal this “winter” and very little rain. Boo! To contrast this, and, really, to attend and celebrate my new niece’s baptism, the girls and I flew to Ohio when I was 29 weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Travel | Tagged 4-wheeler, baking, baptism, Catch Me, Chicago Children's Museum, chocolate chip cookies, Helena, icicles, Journey's Family Fun Center, Kids on the Fly, ORD, Otterbein, SNA, snickerdoodles, snow, snow angel, snow play, TOL, Toledo Express Airport, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | 2 Comments

O-H-I-O (& New York!) Family Trip

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Carrie

In September, prior to my maternity leave ending, I flew to Ohio (alone) with both girls. I know, sounds a little crazy, but honestly, the flights went really well. The worst part of the entire day of travel was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids, Eating, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged 9/11 Memorial, Birchard Public Library, cabin, chickens, Clymer, Depot Pizza, East Side Park, Fremont, Gibsonburg, Grand Rapids, Helena, Little People, New York, Ohio, Otterbein, Rileigh's Closet, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Williams Park | 2 Comments

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A Cold Ohio MLK Weekend

Annual August Ohio Pilgrimage

Ohio, Again

Unexpected in Ohio

Take Me to Ohio

January Trip to…Ohio?!

O-H-I-O (& New York!) Family Trip

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