To the Ohio Trip {Day 6}

Day 6: Sunday, 13 May 2018

Coshocton

After breakfast in our hotel we still had some time before church would start, so we took a little tour of the town, following Paul and Kim as they drove us past various houses and restaurants and churches and such that they had interacted with during their mission, with Kim talking to us on speaker phone.  When we drove past their house, we got to meet a few of their neighbors who just happened to be outside visiting as we drove by.  That was fun, since we had hear a lot about these great ladies.  After our driving tour, we arrived at church.  It was a good thing we were there, because all four adult Blanchards were on the program.  We each talked about mothers/Mother's Day, since that's what day it was.  It was fun for Gregg and me to be back in a branch situation - it felt a lot like our home in Colorado.  It was also so great to finally meet all these wonderful people we've heard so much about.  After church, we gathered in the main room for a delicious linger longer meal. After church we went to visit the Klein family at their home for a little while.  The Kleins were a particular favorite family of Paul and Kim.  Sam slept the entire visit, and Cal had fun jumping on the trampoline with the youngest boy, while the rest of us chatted.

Lunch is served!

It was a full group - Kim and Paul counted 51 people in Sacrament
Meeting, which they said was the largest congregation they
had ever had!

Mother's Day shot with my two.  (Don't
know how many more years I'll be able to hold
both of them for these pics!)

We were planning to stay the night in Columbus, which is about an hour away.  We stopped in Newark at "the Mounds" to walk around, explore, and picnic for dinner.  These mounds (found throughout the midwest) built by Hopewell Native Americans are also thought to be the same mounds built and described in the Book of Mormon (the Heartland Theory).  It's definitely intriguing, especially when you're standing there with a giant circle of earth surrounding you, with a moat/ditch at the bottom.  But whatever the story, it was a peaceful, green park, and a most lovely way to spend a quiet Sunday afternoon.

On the drive to the mounds, we passed the world's biggest basket,
former headquarters of Longaberger Basket Company (who just
recently went out of business).

A dandelion from my sweet boy.