The End of August

during our last few days in medina, we spent some time in the fun, and artemis finally figured out that the splash park was a pretty cool place.

i celebrated my 30th bday with my family and a couple of old friends.

artemis helped me light a kick butt fire.

papou and artemis preformed their evening ritual of trying to not overfeed the fish.

we spent a lot of time in airports on the flight home, and i spent a lot of time at the service desk. . . Fun!

artemis figured out how the head phones worked.

made it back in time for the august heat.

both eleftheria and i were feeling like we had not had our due time at the beach so we have begun to try to catch up.

we went to a huge "fair" her they are called panagiri, and they celebrate a saint/church. it was massive and artemis road on her first "roller coaster". by herself no less.

more beach.

she has grown so much, but i am constantly reminded of how small she still is, such a long and wonderful way to go.

the fam. all is well.

Stories And Pictures

we went to Amish country with grandma and grandpa, don't know the last time i have spent so much time with them

nicole's kids came up for a day. here we have a little race, note who is in the lead

climbing on the fence. she is pretty strong and likes to work her way around

swingin on g'pa's swing set. it is holding up to the abuse

her favorite napping spot, and her best pal

watering the plants

chillin' in the pool

a little park in wooster with a cool fountain

the park also had a giant turtle to ride

generation gap

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met up with keith and sarah in buffalo and got to stop in a beautiful old botanical garden

danced the night away at gina's wedding party

ornery

the green house in buffalo was meant to resemble the crystal palace of world's fair fame

an impressive installation made of wood hung from the main room

the lighting was so wonderful, it was a great stop

eleftheria and i explored some neighborhoods around buffalo and  stumbled across this great set of buidings

and this wonderful fountain

and some great houses

we happened to find the infringement festival with great live music and a load of eccentric sights. all the streets running into the main road were blocked off by these cool statues.  

Life in Ohio: Part 1

dad's impressively painted sunflower lid

artemis and her uncle

painting with Zhora

down the slide at the zoo

circle window at the zoo

admiring the flamingos

Artemis admiring the fish

Artemis headed to help grandma in the garden

diggin in the dirt

off to help Adam to put on his new bike tires

an evening at the local rocks closed out a great day

look at that foot work. nice spot uncle

The Travel Blog

 travelling again. we headed off to the states, and after a stop in Munich and an extended stay in Chicago, we finally arrived in ohio.

 she was super psyched by carrying her own bag.

 classic airport ride.

 a new ride

 we found the perfect place for her to rest.

eleftheria had the perfect idea to buy small toys, and we took them out little by little. 

a downloaded video or two also helps

finally arrived with family, green grass, and a smile