Food Trucks @ H&8th

On the last Friday of every month many food trucks from the OKC area gather in one spot, the corner of H&8th.  If you know my husband, you know he loves food from a truck, and as soon as he found out about this event we were there checking it out!  

We enjoyed Belgian Waffles, Tsunami Pizza, Hot Dogs, and a Pulled Pork Burrito.  It was a fun way to get dinner and mixup the typical Friday night routine!

Are we Okies now?

We've now had our first extreme weather experience in Oklahoma.  A tornado touched down in Moore, just to the south of us.  The kids go to school in the Moore school district and our church is in Moore.  We were supposed to be at the church for a Blue and Gold Banquet, but it was postponed because of the weather.  These photos are taken just blocks from the church.  Counting our blessings that our family was home together, safe and sound last night.  

During the storm John ran outside and could see the tornado that touched down in Moore from our front yard.  He ran inside to get me, but by the time I got outside it was gone.  Even though it was a "small" tornado, it still did a lot of damage.  At our house we experienced severe wind, rain & hail, but thankfully no damage.  This tornado was nothing like the devastation that occurred two years ago in Moore, but it's still heartbreaking to see people lose their homes.

John and Gabe were able to go help with the cleanup this evening.  I stayed home with Porter and Quentin, but did take a quick drive through Moore to see some of the storm's aftermath.

This elementary school lost it's roof

This radio antenna snapped in two and two others were down on the ground

Broken headstones in the cemetery

The following photos are from a local news website.

Isn't it amazing how something so dangerous and destructive can also be so beautiful?  It's humbling to realize how small and insignificant we really are.  And that God who controls all of this actually knows and cares about little insignificant you and me?  It's good to be reminded of that, even if it's a hard lesson.

The Arbuckle Wilderness Experience

Usually the kids are the wildest things in our car on family adventures, but not today!

We drove through a wildlife park and things got a little crazy : )

There were birds

There were llamas

There were donkeys

The donkeys felt the need to taste everything, including our car.

There were also camels!

Grandma was not impressed with the camels or their smell!

Actually, there were all kinds of animals.

Many came up to the car, others we just saw from a distance.

 And some we thought should stay at a distance, but they didn't!

Holy crap!  That's a buffalo!

I loved every second of my buffalo encounter!  It was terrifying and awesome all at the same time!  I remember being calm and collected about being licked by a buffalo, but other people in the car recall a different story. . . they say I sounded something like this, "OH MY GOSH!  I'M BEING LICKED BY A BUFFALO!  I'M BEING LICKED BY A BUFFALO!"  Repeated over and over : )

Either way, it was unforgettable!