More 4th of July

Our holiday weekend was jam-packed with activities...for many I have no pictures, only words. Saturday was an all day affair in Duncan at Faron and Chrisie's house. Good friends, good food, and good times! No pics of that...forgot my camera. I did use my new Flip camera so maybe I'll experiment about uploading video to here. We spent Sunday evening with my family, trying to beat the mid-day heat. No fireworks allowed down here in SW Oklahoma. We broke the law with a few sparklers, much to Lucas' chagrin. He's saving a rocket for one day when the burn ban is finally lifted.

Grammy and Wade

Laser Frisbee

Time to Explore

One Saturday, I took Lillian and Lucas to Lake Ellsworth to throw rocks and pick up cans. It was hot and windy, but we needed something to beat the boredom.

fish head we found...see Lucas' foot for a size comparison...this is why I don't swim in lakes.

Tulsa/Bartlesville Part 2

We left Tulsa and traveled to Bartlesville where we saw Heather and Jesse's new house. As I was posting these pictures, I realized we didn't take a picture of them, together, all weekend!

Here's a sampling of what we did:

Train engine- Lucas was in heaven!

Kiddieland Park- all tickets were 25cents and usually took only 2 tickets to ride anything

Tulsa/Bartlesville Part 1B

On Saturday, we visited the Jenks Aquarium.

Inside the shark tank

waiting to touch a stingray

Tulsa/Bartlesville Weekend, Part 1

I have fallen behind on my blogging so this post should have been made 3 weeks ago. Since Heather and Jesse moved to Bartlesville, we can make one sweep of the side of the state and see 2 siblings in one trip. And that is exactly what we did!

We started by stopping in Tulsa to see Ty and Lindsey. They took us to a really cool park by the river Friday night. The kids enjoyed getting wet and playing on unusual playground equipment.

We Have a Pool But...

...a bucket of water has more appeal!

A Morning at the Park

One Last Fling

I took Lillian to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History today as an educational start to the school year.


Yeah, right... we really just took advantage of having a day without Lucas who has started back to Ms. Jewel's!

Dino Dig in her favorite room, the Discovery Room

Lillian standing next to a 700lb thigh bone of a dinosaur.

Here is the real reason we went- the dinosaur skeletons!

Better Than The Pool

Mesmerize

When Dad's Away...

On Brent's recent out of town trip, we went to Grammy and Granddad's for a few days. The weather was cool, allowing us to do many things outside that are usually not possible in late July.

A boy and his horse

Why not try to get a little closer?!


The artist at work

An overnight rain made the creek a perfect place for morning play.

Notice his shirt- "100% good 10% of the time"

Cousins

Watching prairie dogs with a mouth full of cracker.


Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge