Sunday Snapshots: Jackson edition

We were so lucky to spend this past weekend with Rich's parents.  They flew out to Cincinnati on Thursday night and flew back to Utah on Sunday evening. 

We loved showing them where we have been this past year, even if the house was a total wreck. 

They were great sports and wanted to go up to Dayton to see a few places we hadn't visited yet.  We got stuck in traffic and got lost for a moment (totally my fault), but thanks to Rich's dad's iPhone, we made it to see the Wright Brother's museum and the United States Air Force museum. 

Zach fell in love with Grandpa (jumping in puddles won him over), the girls never left Grandma's side and the kids had a hard time deciding who got to ride in Grandpa and Grandma's car. 

They got to see Josh's last baseball game of the season. 

We feasted on Papa John's pizza, Chipotle burritos, IHop pancakes, Chick-fil-A sandwiches and of course Graeter's ice cream. 

They all watched Kung Fu Panda 2, while I tried to get a grip on our basement packing and Zach took a much needed nap.  They also got to meet our sweet ward on Sunday. 

But most of all they helped us have a wonderful, memorable final weekend in the Ohio Valley.

And for the first time in nearly 11 years, it wasn't hard to say goodbye.

We'll be seeing a lot of them soon.

We couldn't be happier.

While we were packing.....

I knew it was a little too quiet.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center

Dayton Aviation Heritage commemorates three exceptional men - Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar - and their work in the Miami Valley.

Through the invention of powered flight, Wilbur and Orville made significant contributions to human history. In their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shop these two men, self-trained in the science and art of aviation, researched and built the world's first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine capable of free, controlled, and sustained flight. The Wrights also perfected their invention during 1904 and 1905 in their hometown of Dayton.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a partner of the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial. Paul Laurence Dunbar achieved national and international acclaim in a literary world that was almost exclusively reserved for whites. This gifted and prolific writer produced a body of work that included novels, plays, short stories, lyrics, and over 400 published poems. His work, which reflected much of the African American experience in America, contributed to a growing social consciousness and cultural identity for African Americans in the United States. 

Wilbur and Orville started their careers as printers and operated their second print shop, outside the home, here as Wright & Wright Job Printers. In this location, the Wrights edited and published newspapers for the West Side patrons. The Dayton Tattler, written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, was also printed at this location. Designated as part of the West Third Street National Register Historic District in 1988.

The Wright Cycle Company

The fourth bicycle shop operated by the Wrights is the only building remaining as testament to the bicycle business. It is also in this shop in which the Wrights' passive interest in flying turned to active research and development. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

Duke Energy Children's Museum

Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt
(unfortunately, no photography was allowed)



Cincinnati History Museum

Museum of Natural History and Science