Family Vacations

My sister came out to visit for a whole month and brought her one year old son, Jett. Their first bath together Jett came out crying and Maddox had a blast. Maddox is more aggressive, but Jett knows how to hold his own...biting!

Playing in the flour...this is a classic Jett face. A huge grin and mouth open wide with drool coming out!

Cool dude! Eating mac and cheese!
One day Maddox was obsessed with wearing this bucket on his head.
After eating a pb & j, Maddox looked a bit like Joker.
Swimming at the pool just down the road. It was Maddox's first time in a pool. He LOVED it!
Valissa took Maddox and Jett to the playground one day and got pooped on by about four birds. Maddox loves to chase birds. She happened to follow a little too close behind.
We went to Mammoth Caves and took a tour call the New Cave Entrance. We descended about 14 flights of stairs through narrow cave passages until we got to the main cave floor. Brian was in charge of Maddox the whole way and they had a blast together.
Until Maddox fell asleep.
We also went up to King's Island in Cincinnati, OH. Maddox and Jett shared a stroller the first day and then second day we got them separate ones...you can see why. Jett bit Maddox several times and Maddox hit Jett several times.
Swimming at the pool at King's Island. Maddox loved this and kept walking into deeper and deeper water until it was over his head. Then I would grab him and he would get mad that I grabbed him. Seriously, I was just saving your life!
We also visited a nearby reservoir that had a park. Maddox loved this slide. It was really steep and he went really fast but he must have done it a dozen times!
Then we went swimming to cool off. Maddox just dove right in, clothes and all. He wanted to get to those birds! He eventually settled for throwing sand into the water.
My dad's family came to visit and we all met in Wilmington, OH.
Here is a pic of my uncle Gary, Aunt Debbie, and Dad.
Before we left, we stopped at this school and played ladder ball, a really fun game that you can get a Walmart really cheap. Here is Maddox saying bye to my dad.
Then Valissa and I were off to Malone, NY with the boys for a week. It was soooo cold up there, but nice and relaxing, except for when Jett fell down the stairs and Maddox chased the cats all over the place pulling their tails.