Columbus

We have had a quick pit stop in Columbus mostly to decompress as a family. It has been a great respite so far. We have enjoyed all of the rain that has come to the area this week. Yes, it forced us to slow down, and it has meant not getting as much sunshine (which at least one of the kids has mentioned she has missed!), but it has been LOVELY to be in real rain again! We have also given our faces a much needed break from the near-constant sun exposure we get in LA. It has me more resolved to use sunscreen daily when we get home. Yesterday on our way here (well, a very roundabout way) from Dayton we stopped to see friends in Chillicothe. We had a lovely visit, and between the three families represented there were 12 children there. Our kids are loving all of the time with other kids they haven't seen in a long time, and our oldest two kids are amassing quite the list of pen pals. We also went exploring to find a road on which my maternal grandfather lived when he was a child, and I think we found the house where he lived. It was an exciting little side jaunt, and I'm glad we made the time to do that. Tomorrow we head to the eastern-most point of our trip in western Pennsylvania!