OHIO!!! Ubering to the airport, a smooth easy trip with nostalgia from 4 years ago, the last time we took this trip. This time as level 8 gymnasts vs level 3. With travel apparel gear. We landed in Cleveland, picked up again by the Cusicks and a strange pug mask. At least they took us to Fat Head brewery for dinner before heading to their beautiful home in Medina! That was Kaylee's first run in with a delicious pretzel that trip. We woke up and it was Fathers Day! We headed to the pool play area at the Cusick's community where Adi worked, we got some beers and lunch, being sure to not get anything with a tortilla. Afterward we headed back and did plenty of driving in the golf cart before Kyler and Jasen got home. Jasen even got to participate in our Father's day tradition with kids on home made shirts!
The next morning, after debating about a green muffin (turned out to be pistachio), the girls were super brave to get in a morning gymnastics workout at Adi's gym. The whole gym family were very welcoming and despite the time change Cienna and Kaylee got some gymnastics time at Medina gymnastics center before heading to Toledo for the Nationals competition.
After so much fun playing games, music, and enjoying each others company, we all headed with most of the Cusick's to downtown Medina for dinner and of course some frozen yogurt. It's indescribably the relaxing, fun time that is the Cusicks!
We were joined by Kari, Landen, and Kyler at Cedar Point the next day! There was seriously minimal lines at all the biggest roller coasters ever that day! It was certainly hot, and most were at the water park, but we were grateful to get on all the rides we wanted without a wait and with great company!
We parted from the Cusicks and then headed to the Nationals gymnastics celebration in Toledo. We started with hanging door signs, for all those that arrived before us, and then continued as everyone else got there! We spent some time driving around Toledo the next day with Kaylee navigating us from the back seat and somehow ended up at the "Old Bag of Nails."
We all got an amazing surprise before Juliana's senior ceremony. The Shoenbergs came to join us for the competition festivities. Mommy got to head to the ceremony to celebrate so many years of Juliana's gymnastics career.
The next day the optionals got to wear there practice leotards and test out the equipment before the festivities and competitions began. The girls got to walk around the Toledo Mud Hens baseball field (5th 3rd Field) representing Lakewood, Ca. They actually got to lead the parade and get some fun time with the mascots (Muddy and Mudanna) beforehand. After being seated we listened to the keynote speaker, Olympic gold medalist Lauri Hernandez.
Then the competitions began. Everyone did a great job and had a lot of fun. All of our optionals qualified for the final All-around competition to close out the weekend. We all celebrated with a fun BBQ/ice cream party. Before the girls competed the next day, Daddy took them to the Toledo Zoo with Clara while Mommy did more coaching. They did great at the competition that evening and even got to watch the high level boys compete in the gym next to theirs.
We then headed to Michigan to see cousin Erik, meet his girlfriend Mary and her family, and spend time with their 1 year old daughter Violet. They treated us to a delicious BBQ lunch and a fun trip around their town, including huge 7-11 Slurpee's. We got up early for a smooth trip back home.
We picked up Ash for some doggy sitting as we unpacked throughout the day. Later in the week, the girls and Mommy headed to the gym to clean out the pit. It's always exciting, tiring, and very dirty. Hopefully we get some replacement pit soon, since we threw out quite a bit of the really old stuff.
Cienna and her friends planned a surprise birthday trip to Knott's for Zion, and then Michele finally had her 40th birthday party, a couple of years late. The girls and the Marshalls entertained themselves at our house as the adults were celebrating. The next day we all took Porter and Roaklee to Dog Beach. It was Roaklee's first time and did amazing.
We did some bike decorating and riding through the neighbor hood before heading for some swim time, pickle ball, and BBQ at the Ferrarios for the Forth of July. We watched fireworks as we drove home and sat on the roof to watch some more.
Cienna then went to Knott's again and Kaylee and Mommy did some doorbell ditching while dropping off some summer signs for friends. Cienna, Kaylee and Marshall girls all made the parents tacos and cake for dinner.
We did some hair trimming, the girls did their first week of Acting Out camp for the summer, and we made some vinyl decor for some gifts for family we will be celebrating the next week. The final show for Acting Camp was at a large church and was a wonderful performance.
The last weekend we all made a quick family trip to Vista to participate in an Elite Gymnastics Camp. The gym had such fantastic equipment and the girls and Mommy got instructions from Olympic and Elite gymnastic coaches. They were troopers and even did double backs into the pit and multiple twisting on the tumble floor.
Off to Resort Del Poppa next. Check out the pictures below.
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