I love enjoying my children’s firsts with them! Eldest, Princess, and even Big Red went down this huge water slide during our visit to Pioneer Waterland!
I was shocked that Big Red gave it a go. Unfortunately we didn’t catch it on camera since it was hard to tell from the bottom which kids was coming down the slide next.
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We recently stopped in Mansfield, Ohio on our way to Punderson Manor Lodge. I knew that we had stopped in Mansfield before when Eldest was in first grade and Princess was in kindergarten a long time ago! It was November then but this time we took all four kids in September!
We had to buy a few sets of tickets so everyone could have their fill of carrousel rides. We just so happened to be there when a tour bus showed up. Out filed a dozen or so elderly people who were also very eager to ride the carrousel. A few were not so inclined but gave their tickets to Princess and Eldest!
Richland Carrousel Park opened in 1991 as the first new, hand-carved carrousel to be built and operated in the United States since the 1930’s. The Carrousel figures were carved in the style of G.A. Dentzel, one of the most revered carvers of the early 1900’s. All 52 figures were designed, carved and painted by Carrousel Works in Mansfield, Ohio.
There are 30 horses and 22 menagerie figures, including 4 bears, 4 ostriches, 4 cats, 4 rabbits, a goat, giraffe, lion, tiger, zebra and a mythical hippocampus…
If you get a chance to drive through Mansfield, Ohio then I would highly recommend stopping in and taking a ride at the Richland Carrousel Park!
I know that I already shared pictures and posts about our recent trip to Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay BUT not in a fun Road Trip style like this. If you are from Ohio or going to be in Northwest Ohio then you should really check this out!
Originally I had planned on stopping in Findlay, OH at the McDonald’s that has an outdoor PlaySpace BUT the weather was cold and very wet! With that plan shot out of the water we stopped in Lima to go through 3 different drive-thrus in order to get the food everyone wanted and get potty breaks, lol.
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We had the privilege of staying at Put In Bay Condos right near the airport. Before we arrived we were sent an app to download with all the information we needed. A good thing too cause this place was a little hard to find since there’s not a big sign saying Put In Bay Condos, lol. We recognized the Condos from the pictures from the app and website!
This condo had a nice sized living room, kitchen and dining area. Our condo had two bedrooms: one with two double beds and the other with two queen beds. We also had a full bath and a half bath which makes it very nice for a family of 6! We don’t have this luxury at home. The washing machine was an HE version which took a little bit to figure out but worked very well. We were provided with a golf cart and the linen package which I highly recommend getting BOTH!!! We barely fit everything we needed in our van as it was and we would not have had room for linens on top of all of our stuff.
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Do you have animal lovers like I do? Have you taken them to a zoo to only want more animal interactions? Then I would suggest taking them to the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton just minutes from the Miller Ferry boatdock.
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