Lolli's First Vacation!

Zach, Lauren and Lolli left on Monday and headed to Cincinnati. They stopped at Burger King in Shelbyville and Lolli wore her BK crown and a bib that said "Future Whopper Eater." It was hilarious! From there they went to the Cincinnati Museum Center to go to the Children's Museum. First they decided to go to the Bodies the Exhibition exhibit. It was very cool but Lolli was way too hyper and loud for everyone to really enjoy themselves. The Chidlren's Museum was kind of neat, but the kids there were so wild and unruly that Lauren was afriad to set Lolli down. It was more of a play place than a museum - very different than the Indy one!

After the museums, they headed to the hotel in West Chester. They used Zach's Priority Club points to stay at a Staybridge Suites for free. Their room had a microwave, oven, stove, sink and fridge! Also, the bedroom was a separate room from the living room. Nice! They unpacked and head down the road to Ikea for dinner. Zach and Lauren had Swedish meatballs while Lolli ate mac n cheese and bread. She loved Ikea because they had lots of fun things for her to look at, AND the cart could move from side to side, not just back n forth. lauren and Zach were impressed, too. They ended up buying Lolli a wooden table and 2 chairs for only $20! After Ikea everyone went swimming in the hotel pool. Lolli loved it! Bedtime was a little rough because the room only had a queen sized bed. Lauren, Zach and Lolli all fit nicely int heir king bed at home but this was a different story! Zach ended up sleeping on the pull out couch bed in the living room.

On Tuesday they got up and headed to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was pretty hot outside and the parking situation was very ghetto, but the zoo itself was nice. Lolli was pretty grumpy because she got some sunscreen in her eyes, but she managed to last longer than they thoght she would. She liked riding the Zoo train and especially the carousel! She got to go on a jumper horse (well, ostrich) which was pretty cool. The zoo was so big that they didn't even get to see all of it, but that's ok.

After the zoo it was time for more swimming and then dinner at Bravo. Lolli had grilled chicken, fettucini noodles, and bread. Yum! They had the front office bring a crib for Lolli and she slept in it for most of the night.

Wednesday they got up, went to breakfast, went swimming, and then headed home. They stopped at Ikea again on their way out of town, just for fun. Lolli's first vacation was a successful one and it didn't even mess up her sleep or eating patterns! Woohoo!