2025 Neilson Family Reunion in Ohio - Part I

Saturday, June 28th:

Packing for a trip with Theo is a lot of work. Luckily, we were driving to Ohio, so we had a bit more room than if we were flying!

We bought a roof cargo box, which helped greatly!

[All ready!]

[Road Trip!]

It took us about 7.5 hours to get to my parents house since we had to stop by Marilyn's Bakery to get SEVEN pies, Chick-fil-A for lunch, and the Firework store.

[Diaper change in the Firework store parking lot]

Luckily, Brodee was visiting his stepdad, Layne, in Utah for the summer. So we had Layne bring Brodee to Luke and Andie and they all flew to Ohio together. Thanks again to everyone for the coordination! 

After we arrived at my parents house we got unpacked and then I went to pick up Luke, Andie, Porter, Kenna, and Brodee at the airport. It's gonna be a great week!

Sunday, June 29th:

Trying to get pictures of kids is a lot of fun!

[Porter, Hayden, Kenna, and Teagan]

[Love Haydens face!]

That afternoon most of the family (minus mom, Theo, Ty, and Hayden) went to the Reds game at Great American Ball Park.

It was HOT, but we had great seats in the shade.

We had an amazing rally at the end and the Reds won!

And I got frozen yogurt in helmets for everyone!

Ryan, Tyson, and Josh had to try some of the hot sauce. They seemed pretty impressed! 

Monday, June 30th:

Missy and I took Brady, Brodee, Dane, Cole, and Ty to Soak City waterpark. We all had a ton of fun going on all the rides!

Missy had to run home for a few minutes, so I hung out with Ty at the little kid pool. Ty was being very brave and wanted to jump into the water, but I had to catch him!

After Missy got back I went on some bigger rides with Brady, Dane, and Brodee. I went on the Body Slide and it was a blast!

Last Week of ESY

It was Theo's last week of ESY and we were SUPER busy! I had to figure out how to pack the van for our trip to Ohio and Josh had to work late a few nights, but we got it all figured out!

I asked Ms. Jess to water our flowers while we were gone. She seemed a little nervous, but I'm sure she'll be fine!

I don't know what's up with this guy... 🤷‍♀️

Our little bonsai forest is making a come back!

I ordered this giant calendar on Amazon:

But I got this giant magnet instead:

I thought it was funny and they sent me the actual calendar so we are all good now!

Theo had a great final week of ESY!

I love it when he naps at school. It's so sweet!

We are heading to Ohio this weekend for a family reunion! Can't wait to see everyone!

Welcome Summer!

Theo lost his 6th tooth over the weekend (top left lateral incisor). We don't know where it went, but that's the story with 5 of his 6 missing teeth 😁

Monday, June 16th:

Theo headed off to school with Nurse Tracey, Josh went to work by the airport, and I walked down to the cool basement to work for my office manager job.

Theo had a great day at school and Ms. Jess had fun decorating Theo's daily journal:

Tuesday, June 17th:

Theo had another great day at school and in the afternoon we went and saw Sherman and friends at The Legacy Ranch! It was a little toasty, but Theo did a great job!

Wednesday, June 18th:

It's a short week at ESY, so for their final day of the week Theo's school had a Beach Day!

[Beach Day at school]

That afternoon Theo had feeding/speech therapy with Ms. Jen. Theo was SOOO excited to see her!

Theo has been doing really well with his food play lately. He hasn't been as stressed around food and if he gets food on his hands or in his mouth, he's okay with it.

Thursday, June 19th:

Nurse Jess came over and watched Theo all day since he didn't have ESY.

[He fell asleep in her lap]

Did you know that we have the least amount of national holidays or any developed country?

Friday, June 20th:

I went and got a haircut and an amazing Japanese head spa massage. If you haven't gotten one of those yet I highly recommend it! Your hair will thank you!

It's summer and it's getting hot!

[Theo had fun with Becca for PT]

[Look at all these cool pool floats they have at Costco]

On Saturday we went swimming at Jess' apartment complex. It was pretty hot outside but the pool was cold, so it was a nice balance! Theo had a great time! And then he took a 3.5 hour nap!

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