Rockabilly Wedding part 2

Here is a link to a (full page) article in the Tulsa World about the wedding....what a neat story!

Rockabilly Wedding

OK- we went to a wedding over the weekend- it was in a bowling alley and had a rockabilly theme- I know what you must be thinking- because I was thinking the same things before we got there- but it really was one of the coolest weddings I have ever been to. The facilities at Riverlanes in Tulsa are really awesome- very clean, new, and state of the art. The ceremony was on the lanes- it was very beautiful- and family-oriented. The reception was held in a private room- and a band played as the night went on- what a great time-


Wedding Cupcake tower


Food table


Reception room


Vows on the lanes


Lyric getting ready to bowl a few frames


The absolute cutest bowling shoes ever...we did return them to the desk....although i wanted to keep them


Camera about to lose all battery power- but here is Lyric in action

PF Chang's

To celerate the first day of school- we decided to have dinner at PF Chang's . We had a pretty decent time- Lane was good- up to the end- he had just had enough of that sitting still stuff. We took a few pictures of the evening....On the way home we stopped into Braums to get some milk and a little treat- Lane really likes ice cream- probably feels good on his gums since he has about 4 giant molars coming in at once.


Lane eating teddy grahams with chopsticks


Lyric and dad in deep conversation


Lane playing with Chineese Drumsticks


Family pic near the giant horse in front of the restaurant


Lyric showing off his great fortune

Lyric's First Day of School

Lyric started full day pre-K on Wednesday. It is such a great school with really awesome teachers. When he arrives in the morning- he must answer a question of the day- then go to the yellow room to put his things away in his cubby. After that, the day is jam packed full of learning, games, and fun. His building is just down the sidewalk from my building- it is really great to have him so close- although we do not see each other during the day- we are both too busy. Here is a link to the school- we are so happy to be here.


here we go...my building is in the background- his is just down the way on the sidewalk


There is Lyric's building just ahead


Big concrete H's greet students at the entrance


Lyric answering his first question of the day


Lyric's cubby....


Lyric being his silly self


Going up some stairs in my building


In front of my classroom

Lyric's Bank

We bought Lyric a cute football piggy bank over the weekend- here is a shot of his first deposit.....

What a Spread!

I had a catering job in Tulsa on Thursday evening- here are a few pictures of the cheese board and other goodies on the table....Mike was my helper- he is really good at customer service with a smile!

Bye, Bye Boatie.....

Well- we sold the "Money Pitt" before we encountered any troubles with it- we love having a boat- so we will use the winter to find the one we really want...something a little newer- well, something a lot newer.....
Fun times ahead- just not for a little while....

New walls

Here are a couple of pics of the new wall color in the living room and dining room....


Living room from the dining room- you can see the hall with the original color


Little nook in the dining room- i think the brown goes well with the pear of hte kitchen

Madi's Birthday

On 08-09-08 we went to Julie's for madison's 11th birthday party. The theme was a Luau- Julie rented a tropical bouncy thing- and the kids had a blast while expending their extra energy. Julie made chicken k-bobs which were so beautiful I had to take a picture of them. She also had a hula girl pinata- which was kind of funny to see kids hitting. Usually, a pinata is an animal, a basketball, or some other fake looking assembly of paper mache- but this was like hitting a little doll- a miniature hula person- it was filled with candy- so the kids didn't care what shape the pinata was, just as long as they could bust it open and reap the rewards.
After presents, there were cupcakes, and just good family fun.


told you the k-bobs were beautiful...


cupcakes- little unbrellas for decoration- I used a swill meringue buttercream for the icing- freaking delicious- just very labor intensive


Lyric trying to break open the hula pinata


Baby Lane having fun running around


Colin taking his turn at the pinata- he really got into it!


Lane playing with a broom handle-


Tropical bouncy-


Lane making noises with his tongue

Colin's Birthday

We celebrated Colin's 6th birthday on 08-08-08. It was his actual b-day! The party was in Guthrie at my parents' house where the kids played outside, colored at the craft table, played bingo, built cupcakes, and ate hot dogs. We had a good time- baby Lane on the other hand cried constantly from about 6:30 to 9 when we left. Man, that really can wear a person out! Nevertheless, the kids had a blast, and Colin got lots of cool presents....fun party!


dad and lane


Kids at the craft table

Birthday Boy- missing his 2 front teeth....


Lyric cheesin' it up as usual


Lane trying to "share" Lyric's seat


Colin opening presents- Lyric with a cupcake...


Party pic!


Cupcake station


Ashton's cupcake creation- very picture-worthy


Colin's creation- just beautiful


Colin taking a bite


Ashton with his cake


Glowsticks concluded the festivities-

Skiatook

We loaded up the boys and the boat and headed to Tulsa for a little fun in the sun. We went to Skiatook Lake with Jill and Mike- Jan, Granny, and Pa went with us, too. We had a great time although it was so hot- I think it got up to 106 that afternoon. Driving on the water usually gives you a break form the heat, but this day it was like driving in a hair dryer- on high heat....no cold blast button available. The water was really nice- even cool in some spots. We tubed a little and swam a little by the cliffs- it was a great day.


Granny and Baby Lane


Pa getting a little shade...


Jill with Baby Lane


Jason and Lyric taking a dip...


Me and Baby Lane