Yesterday we finally met our Granddaughter! It was a short visit because she needed a nap and her mama and fiancé had to go to work. But we have made plans for today. She is coming to the hotel to go swimming, and then her mama, Taylor-is going to come back or we will go over there, and she will show us where she and Josh used to live and where Josh used to work, as well as go meet her mom.

We swam for a couple of hours, but she would have stayed in that pool all day!

It’s probably because my Rayven is quite the little toot! She tells stories, she’s quite the authority on everything, her favorite words are “literally” and “actual”. Did I mention she’s 6?? 😂

Too bad he’s not in the picture anymore. Taylor and her fiancé, Ray will soon be married.

She must really be part mermaid (one of her favorite things besides unicorns).

We did go meet Taylor’s mom, saw where Josh used to work at the meat butchery, and Cooper Farms, and the mink farm. Taylor told us he enjoyed the butchery the most and went back several times.

In the end, Ohio wasn’t for him. Too cold, too boring, and being a man with responsibilities was evidently too much for him. I loved our visit here, yet could not see myself living here either due to the cold winters.

The little town of Van Wert itself is adorable. I loved all the different styles of homes, Craftsman, Tudors, and Colonial styles all can be seen and more. A beautiful courthouse sits downtown and pines of every kind are found here. Blue Spruce, some type of weeping pine, and it’s one of the only little towns that semis and tractor trailers can still drive straight through. The countryside is sprawling landscape with corn, maze, and soybean fields, parks dot the area and flowers grace beautiful porches. Some are closed in porches and some are open air.

After the swim, we went to McDonalds and the park that is her favorite…Smiley Park…where she astonished us with her amazing energy. I’m excited that she will be starting gymnastics in the Spring, because she is definitely qualified and built just for it.At home she has a trampoline, so she will be able to really show off after she learns to tumble. (More pics to come)

After the tours, we came back to the hotel to chill with Rayven and Taylor before dinner. We went to Peking for Chinese, but it was less than and definitely not worth the money it cost. But Rayven wanted a little more time. This time goodbye wasn’t as hard. She claimed she wasn’t tired, but look…

I promise to post more about our previous trip to Ravenna and Cleveland when I get somewhere with a better connection and can retrieve all my pics. My phone is low, or I’d post more pics from today. I need her mom and all her chickens, and all of the adorable houses I managed to get pics of. My phone is also running out of storage, so I need to offload a ton of pics.