The Fire Station

When we selected Dominick's preschool we didn't think he'd get to go on field trips (one school we looked at had one every couple of months) so we were very surprised when we were asked to sign a permission slip for him to get to go to the fire station. They needed 9 parent volunteers because they were walking (it's a few blocks away) and if they didn't get that many they would have to cancel. I didn't tell Dominick because up until the last minute they were still unsure. Thankfully they were able to go and he had the best time.The field trip was on October 14th. Ryan unfortunately was out of town for a training, but I was really thankful my work is super awesome and I was able to go, 

Dom didn't know what to think of the firefighter all dressed up in his get up with his mask and everything on. In fact it made him incredibly nervous, but he did great and had the best time. I didn't bring my big camera which I was disappointed about, but I did get a couple pictures of him. I should also say that he was super distracted and was not really interested in taking any pictures. 

this was his "cheese" face. LOLOLOLOL

Columbus Zoo

Back in June when Ryan was TDY Dom and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo and we loved it. We often hear the debates between which zoo is better the Cincy zoo or the Columbus zoo so we decided to go one of the last weekends in September. I loved the Cincy zoo as there was a lot of animals and a lot of babies, but I have to say that we loved the Columbus zoo even more. I'm pretty sure we are going to go ahead and get yearly passes because there's just a ton of things to do and see and even though it's an hour away I have no doubt we will get our money's worth. I didn't take too many pictures as I just enjoyed the day with my guy, but here is what I do have.

I promise he liked it

he waited all day to ride the train and kept asking for the map to see how far away we were. 

the elephant came up super close and there were a couple farther back. he announced to everyone that there was lots of elephant poop out there. people started laughing and he got super embarrassed

we went to Tom+Chee afterwards and he was SO tired. He wouldn't put his hands down because he was just SO exhausted. he wasn't trying to not get a picture, he just didn't want to do life in this moment. HA!

Uncle John's Cider Mill

October 2-4 we spent the weekend in Michigan. When Ryan and I met we were living in Lansing and a little bit north of the city there was a cider mill that we LOVED to go to even as adults. I just remembered there being SO much stuff and they had amazing donuts and cider which was just an added bonus, not to mention they had a winery there too. Now that we're living in Ohio we knew we had to take Dominick since it was one of our favorite places to go in the fall as a couple. We picked a weekend that worked for us and my parents to make sure they were in town and went. Unfortunately for us the weather pooped on us with temperatures barely reaching 50 and it was raining and windy. We decided to bundle up and still go and it ended up being a great day. Dominick was a huge fan of the donuts and cider, he said, "mmmm I love this juice" with a mouth full of donut. Most of the outdoor activities weren't running (the train, hay ride, etc.), but he played on the wood play sets and had the best time. The one thing he was MOST excited for was picking out his pumpkin in the pumpkin patch. He searched and searched before finding the "perfect" one. It was 37 lbs which is only 1 less lb that what he weighs and was pleased as punch with his selection. We stopped by the winery and picked up some wine and hard cider to complete our day before heading home. I think this was a huge success despite the weather for Dom, Ryan and I.