Last Day in Cincinnati

After breakfast, Chris took the big kids back to the hotel pool to swim for a little bit while I packed up our stuff. Adelyn very nicely decided to take a nap in her car seat so I could pack with two hands. :) After checking out, we checked out a local restaurant named Grecos that is in a historic building that is apparently related to the B & O Railroad and is pictured on the B&O Monopoly game piece. The best part for the kids was that they had paper on the table to color on and there was a train track right behind the parking lot - saw 3 trains while we ate lunch! Then we visited the Cincinnati Museum Center where they have a Children's Museum It did not compare to our local Children's Museum, but it was a fun place for the kids to play. They didn't want to leave, even though it was almost 4pm and we needed to get on the road to head home!

Cincinnati Day 2 - Part 2

There is a large aquarium in Newport which is across the river from Cincinnati. We went for a visit on Sunday evening as they have an online promotion called Family Hours during the summer where kids get in free with paying adult between 4-7pm. The kids enjoyed it, despite flying thru the whole place in around 90 minutes. ;)

After the Aquarium, we had dinner at a pizza place, Dewey's Pizza. It was really good. :) The kids even did a pretty good job of sitting while we waited for our pizza. There of course was a little train driving around the outdoor shopping mall, so the kids went for a ride. :) After dinner, we had some ice cream before some thunderstorms rolled in.

Cincinnati Day 2 - Part 1 :)

Katelyn was convinced that since we were by the water, we were on the beach. So we had to trek down to the edge of the river with buckets in tow. She was a little disappointed about the lack of seashells, but was happy to dig in the dirt for a few minutes. :) After getting cleaned off with the hose that was being used to water the plants in front of the hotel, we road the trolley bus across the river to downtown Cincinnati. We walked around two different parks that are along the river. We were able to see one of the big riverboats moving down the river as well as one of the Newport Duck Boats (a car/truck that drives into the river and works as a boat). There were two little splash parks/fountains that the kids got to play in, which was nice since it was pretty warm and sunny! We had planned to check out a market in downtown Cincinnati, but decided that the kids were wiped out, so we went back to the hotel for a couple hours of down time...ended up a good plan, as Katelyn crashed on the couch for an hour or so. Chris and I got carry out from a local pub/restaurant(Keystone Bar & Grill) for lunch which was decent.