Family Fun!

Look who came to visit!  

Babushka, Emma and Carly stayed with us for a whole week of fun in Oklahoma!

John said my smile didn't look natural in the first picture.

The second one is much more natural ; )

Backyard fires have become a fun Sunday evening tradition at our house this summer!

 Stargazing is always involved : )

Monday, we went to Stockyard City to see the Cattle Auctions.  This may sound lame, but it's really pretty amazing!

Next, we headed to downtown OKC to play in the splash pad & children's garden.

On Tuesday, Emma's wish of playing in an Oklahoma rainstorm came true and Babushka helped me hang pictures on the sad empty walls of our house : )  

Wednesday, we drove to Meers for lunch, but it was CLOSED!  So sad : (  Thankfully, we had snacks & had a great time seeing Mt. Scott, the Holy City, & the Wichita Mtns Wildlife Preserve until we finally got to eat in Medicine City.  

Top of Mt. Scott. 

Elevation: 2,464

Gabe asked if we would need to take oxygen with us : )

Not quite Mt. Everest, but the 360 view was beautiful!

Next stop, the Holy City.

It's odd, being in the middle of no where and all, but it's a neat place where they hold a "passion pageant" every year.  

Buffalo in the Wildlife Preserve

Finally, we made it to Medicine City where we ate a yummy (and much anticipated, remember Meers was closed) lunch/dinner.  The restaurant was right on the river and the kids had fun checking out the ducks, geese, fish, turtles and even a water moccasin while we waited for our food!  

Thursday, we spent at Reno Swim & Slide. 

Friday, was the Museum of Osteology & the kids played on the Go Kart when we got home!

Accelerator Emma & Carburetor Carly

Saturday - A quick visit to Pops and playing on the Slip n' Slide!

John went wild with Birch Beer as always.  We tried a Jackson Hole Strawberry Rhubarb soda that was great!  The Dang! Red Cream Soda is always my favorite & we even tried a Chocolate Covered Bacon flavored soda this time.  It was as horrible as it sounds!

Now it's time to beat the heat!

It's been a busy summer for us moving & fixing up our house, so it was absolutely great being able to enjoy a week of pure fun with these guys!  I can't even describe how much we miss them already!