Summer 2012 Bucket List--Woolaroc Adventure

  

We headed out to take a trip to Woolaroc with some friends yesterday. I have some great memories of that place as a kid. My grandparents would take us there all the time and we would roam and explore the acres and acres of stuff there!  We took our picnic lunch and away we went. Of course with four kids under five, we opted to not go through the large museum part, but they loved the petting zoo and running around the playground and park areas and seeing all the animals. We were all exhausted, but we all had fun! It will be fun to go back as my boys get older and appreciate different aspects of the place, especially when they will want to walk the amazing trails! I'm sure we have many  more memories to be made there.

Checking out the teepee at Mt. Man Camp

Clayton and his srunchy face

Curious Cooper...I love it!

Cooper and his buddy, Zander had to pose with the cowboy statue

Clayton and his friend, Azalee hanging out at lunchtime

30th Birthday

I am now 30 and I am not completely insane (yet)!! I celebrated the big 3-0 pretty much all week even though my birthday was on the 1st. I got the chance to go to Oklahoma City to a fundraiser luncheon with my friend, Morgan at which Ree Drummond-(The Pioneer Woman) was guest speaker!! And since I love her blog and enjoy her humor, I was of course, thrilled and had a wonderful time!! Ree, was, as expected, a great storyteller and I'm not so sure the country club ladies were quite prepared for her humor, especially when she spouted off a story involving, and I quote, "calf nuts", but I nearly peed my pants laughing so hard! I remembered to bring her books that I had finally managed to purchase the week before, not sure if she was signing or not, and as luck would have it, she did sign afterwards and I had my picture taken with her. Then, I immediately looked like a complete idiot by dropping everything I was holding all over the floor next to her....real smooth. If I wasn't 7 months pregnant and understandably a complete clutz, I probably would have been very embarrassed!

Oh, I just love how I look like a midget in a flowery tent!

Just before I drop my sweater, purse, and two books I managed to get a pic with Ree

My dear husband called friends and family and took it upon himself to plan a little party for me last night! He cooked steak and I got to be on the other side of partying for a change...everyone made me sit and I just watched from prep to clean up and enjoyed visiting with everyone to celebrate....it was wonderful!!! I don't really feel 30 and I remember always thinking how old that seemed when my mom turned 30, now it's my turn! I think I am a grown up now!!

Weekend

Seriously...Cooper and Dennis were here, I just couldn't find the picture of them on the boat. We had a great weekend with friends. The kids got out every toy imaginable and had a blast with them and Cooper thought he was in heaven with some other kids to play with. It was so much fun to hang out with Shawn, Morgan, David, and Grace!

Happy Birthday, Honey!

Okay, so I'm a little late on this post. Dennis turned 33 on the 16th! Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! I love you so very much more than words can say!

Also Happy Birthday to some friends and family in this week: Sydni, Clint & Tresa, Cooper's Uncle Ry (Ryan), Tyecin (Cooper's cousin)

Happy Independence Day!

Pops! in Arcadia is a really cool place to stop on Route 66- We took the long way home




We took a long weekend for the fourth and hauled our fifth wheel camper to OKC to visit our friends there (Happy Birthday, Morgan!). We had so much fun and I think David and Grace really like playing with Cooper in the camper and at their house. They all had a blast together and all three were totally off schedule for the entire weekend, but they had so much fun. Needless to say, Cooper was ready for bed tonight! Here are a few pics I took with my camera, I'll probably have more to post later.

Cuteness

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Okay, so I haven't posted in a week and A LOT has been going on and I had a few cute pictures to post, too!


Our friends, Morgan and Shawn came to visit with their twins, David and Grace on Friday. The kids had such a blast together. We all hung out at the shop and the kids played with each other and on the trucks. Dennis took the boys for a ride in the tractor, Grace wasn't as thrilled about that, though. We all went on the first boat ride of the season and ate dinner at Whitehorn Cove on the lake. Then we threw them all in the tub for a bath after it was all over. I know Cooper slept really good! So glad we got to see them!! This picture is all three of them, they wanted to sit on the swing before we went out on the boat.


I took this one of Cooper at Mamaw & Papaw's cabin last week, he has so much fun exploring and playing outside with Papaw




Fishies! On Mother's Day, we had lunch with the rest of the Rains crew and in-laws at Western Hills Guest Ranch in Sequoyah State Park. To get there, you have a really nice scenic drive and there is a nature center in the park. I just had to go since it was open and Cooper thought it was pretty neat, too.

Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

I hope all you moms out there are having a wonderful day! You are wonderful blessings to not only your own, children, but also to me! Love you all!

Cooper made me this pretty little corsage at school out of tissue and egg carton (actually, I think Miss Karen made them, but it's from Cooper and isn't it cute?)



The last two days, we've got to see all the grandmas to celebrate Mother's Day with them, too!

My friend Traci, took these pictures of Cooper a couple weeks ago at their farm. I didn't post them until now, because I used them to make Mother's Day collages for all the grandmas and wanted them to be suprised. They were a big hit! Aren't they great pictures?!? Of course, this is my favorite subject matter, my little boy.